Whether you mail order day old chicks from a hatchery, choose peeps from your local farm and feed store, or hatch eggs in an incubator, use these guidelines to raise chicks the first 6 weeks. Raising chicks is a fun and rewarding project for anyone but for a homesteader, it’s also a necessity. ... Read More about How to Raise Chicks: The First 6 Weeks
Incubating Eggs: How to Hatch Chicken Eggs Using an Incubator
If you are looking for a fun family project that will increase the number of animals on your homestead, try hatching chicken eggs in an incubator. Hatching eggs is also a great way to start a flock of chickens for a minimal investment of time and money. Since our flock is getting older, we ... Read More about Incubating Eggs: How to Hatch Chicken Eggs Using an Incubator
How to Prepare for Baby Chicks
Baby chicks are so small, so cute, so soft, and so fun to watch! They are also noisy, dirty, hungry, and needy. Before you give in to the emotions stirred up by their cuteness and bring a dozen home, get prepared for baby chicks so both you and they can be happy. Springtime is the ideal time ... Read More about How to Prepare for Baby Chicks
Caring for Molting Chickens
Molting is a natural process birds go through where they lose their old feathers and grow in new ones. Here are tips to help you understand what is happening and how to care for molting chickens. Are your chickens molting? Molting is a natural process birds go through where they lose old ... Read More about Caring for Molting Chickens
6 Steps to Train Chickens to Come When Called
Before you let your chickens free range, it is a good idea to have a strategy to get them back into their pen. Here are tips to train your chickens to come when called. One of the most hilarious things to witness is a flock of chickens running towards you when you call. The flap their wings, roll ... Read More about 6 Steps to Train Chickens to Come When Called
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