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Having your own laying hens can be super rewarding, and it can be extra exciting getting eggs from your flock!This week I…
Our Rudd Ranger chicks are turning from babies into teenagers right before our eyes! They are growing more “real” feathers, and just…
Watching your chickens go through their first fall molt is genuinely alarming if you don’t know what’s happening. Feathers everywhere, birds looking…
This week marks the Rudd chicks’ 2nd week birthday. They are averaging 180 grams now and truly growing each day! The 13…
The most important part of raising your own meat birds is preparation. We begin preparing well in advance, so when the baby…
There are few things more exciting than the day a peeping box of baby chicks arrives from the post office or comes…
You’ve got your chicks home and settled in the brooder. Now the big question: how long should they stay there, and when…
This week the chicks have officially moved outside! All 13 are now living in the chicken tractor with lots of extra space…
A broody hen can either be a frustrating problem or a big help to anyone keeping a flock of backyard chickens.Broodiness results…
Congratulations, your chicks have arrived and they’re settled in the brooder. Now what? One of the very first things to watch for…
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