Articles by willheveland

Welcome to our Backyard Chickens page The Heveland Gang We are The Hevelands My youngest daughter makes the press 12/10/09 Newspaper clipping reads: Full of Christmas spirit, Hannah Heveland wanted to give a gift from...

Our Brooder We start with day old chicks from Hatcherys,then raise them in our brooders. The first 2 days I start them on newspaper until they know what their food looks like. Our Chick Handlers Most often my chick handlers pick favorites Here is a mixed batch of BR,BA,RR,WR,BO Once...

Meatbirds Although we raise chickens for eggs for our familys use,meatbirds are our specialty. We perfer the Cornish-X because of the rapid growth,large breasts and their quality meat. A Cornish-X can be raised from hatch in as little as 6 weeks depending on the size that fits your needs...

Our Hen House Inside Our Layers The owners of Hevelands Henhouse The perks of a Backyard flock Have you ever wondered "What came first the chicken or the egg?" Look it up in the good book --- Genesis 1:10-20 According to the bible, the chicken came first: "And the evening...