Good morning. Last year I acquired me first chicks (Brahma, Leghorns, minorca) and raised them all to maturity. The leghorn laid quite well as did the brahma (or at least both were in line with what I expected). However after about 5 or 6 weeks of laying both slowly came to a halt. This was...
Good morning. I have ordered my first batch of chicks and am still trying to decide on what type of coop to build. I have been looking at and researching the A-Frame/Catawba coop designs pretty extensively due to their compact size as well as their reported benefits.
In calculating...
Good afternoon all. I have been thinking of getting some chickens for about a year and a half now. My wife is on a new diet and is finally supportive of having chickens mostly due to being free range and knowing exactly how the eggs are treated.
I placed my first order with Idel Poultry this...