Kudos to you, we dont start hatching until Mid January... Worst part of having chickens is in the winter, unless you have heated waters or a heated building.... I remember when we used to have to go break the ice out of the buckets.
Egg Laying Problems
Here are the top problems you may experience with laying hens and how to fix them!
1. Floor Eggs
Problem: Your new layers are laying all their eggs on the floor and the eggs are getting cracked, dirty and broken. The last thing you want is your chickens eating these...
Do you need chickens to start your flock? Breeding Pairs?
What You Need:
Eggs
Incubator
Thermometer ("Dry-bulb" thermometer)
Hyrgometer ("Wet-bulb" thermometer)
Important Things to Know:
Chicken eggs take about 21 days to hatch
Thermometers purchased from camera stores, science stores, and...
Providing your chicken with good, nutritious food will ensure that your bird is best able to stay healthy and provide you with high quality eggs and healthy meat (if you’re planning to eat them). Chickens, just like any animal, have their own special nutritional needs that must be met.
What...
Poultry Diseases and How to Prevent Them
Poultry are not disease free, and it is important that you create an environment that will protect these birds from as many diseases as possible. If you intend to eat your chickens or consume their eggs, you will want them disease free for yourself...
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Ameraucana
The Ameraucana breed was derived from blue egg laying chickens, but they do not have the breeding problems inherent to Araucanas. In addition, rather than ear tufts, they have muffs and a beard, and are very hardy and sweet. They lay eggs in...
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What is molting?
Every year, once a year, chickens will lose all their feathers as new ones grow in. They will stop laying until the molt is completed. During a molting is an excellent time to figure out if you have good layers or bad layers. The process...