Articles by StarLover21

Advice on how to integrate your chicken flock Integrating your flock can be very difficult is some cases. It’s not as easy as just sticking your chickens together- in most cases. A few times, some docile breeds such as cochins or opringtons will simply adjust, but most chickens...

Chickens and Winter Egg Laying & Lighting It’s a question commonly asked among chicken owners; especially around this time of year. Why aren’t my chickens laying? Do they need light in the winter? It’s common for people to give their chickens light in the winter, or even all year...

~Six tips on breaking your egg eater!~ Egg eating is a nasty habit sometimes found in young pullets, and even older hens. Although many people may say egg eating is impossible to break, and to just cull the hen, in many cases this is not true. Egg eating often starts when an egg is...

Our chicken adventure started when we moved to Texas about six years ago and got three hens from a local farmer. We later identified them to be a 1 Red Star, 1 Black Star, and 1 Easter Egger. We named them (of course), Luna, Estella, and Apolla. We more resuced them than adopted them- there...

Describe 'My Chickens <3 <3' here Today I have six lovely hens! We started with the backyard chicken adventure with three hens, many, many years ago. We still have one of those original hens today! We added a white leghorn, black stars, and most recently, an EE and a Silver Laced Wyandotte...