January 18, 2010 Keeping Chicks at the Right Temperature Before we brought our six chicks home last spring, we readied a box for them. This was to be their brooder for the next…
January 15, 2010 Chicks Need a Brooder Brooders can be exotic or as simple as you want, and chicks are not particular if you keep in mind their basic needs.
January 14, 2010 Thinking of Getting Chickens? There has been a movement in recent years to raise a few chickens in the backyards of both city and suburban dwellers. Producing your…
October 21, 2009 Snackbar for Hens Our hens love treats. They are fed regular layer crumbles available to them from morning until dusk. This mixture provides them with nutrients that…
September 29, 2009 A Chicken Coop that Enhances the Garden My husband built a chicken coop for our six young chickens that adds to my garden rather than detracts. To save money, we…
September 26, 2009 A Problem Chicken Poppy was an impulse acquisition. I had researched and decided on five breeds for our backyard chicken project. I’d bought the buff Orpington, barred rock,…
