We have one hen that's constantly going broody. Three weeks ago, I decided to let her go ahead and sit a nest (she sat last year, but had no hatchlings from that set). We put 9 eggs in her nest and she's faithfully kept them through the last weeks. Yesterday, one of the eggs hatched, and...
We moved to a new homestead in NE Ohio in August, and are slowly making improvements to the property for self-sufficiency. We're currently looking at options to add wood heating to the house, as currently, we only have electric heating and want an alternative form of heat for the eventual snow...
We've got the last of our spring chicks in the brooder, just a day or two away from going into the "nursery" outside. They're ranging a lot now... escaping the coop to sit on the back of the couch, on an office chair, wandering around the living room.
How do you keep your chickens in the...
I've got three chicks that I'm unsure of the breed. I've got fairly good at telling the breed of older chickens, but these little ones have me stumped. All three were bought at a feed store, are likely from Ideal, and were organized as "Assorted Heavies". Someone at the store removed all the...
Hello! My name is Courtney and I'm new to BYC. Last summer, my husband and I relocated with our son to Arkansas, to start a small farm. We're still in the process of building our house, but already have a garden in progress, a few goats and a small chicken flock. We started with a flock last...