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...