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Growing Your Flock

Best Breeds for a Big Chill

Funny thing about chickens. They evolved as wild birds in the steamy jungles of southeast Asia where it never frosts. They thrive…

Getting Started Growing Up (Weeks 2 to 9)

A Chick’s First Month

is tumultuous! Hatched in a Hoover’s Hatchery incubator, as soon as that baby girl chick’s fluff dries off, she’s gently placed into…

Seasonal Planning

Heat Kills Chickens

but flock owners can protect their birds by taking a lesson from Theodore Roosevelt. When an intense heat wave descended on New…

Seasonal Planning

Why is My Chicken Panting? What it Means and What to Do About it

It’s a hot summer afternoon. You head out to check on your flock and notice something alarming. Your hens are standing still…

Getting Started

Why is My Chick Sneezing? Common Causes and When to Worry

I think one of the most stressful parts of raising backyard chickens is the thought of one, or many, of them getting…

Health & Wellness

Testing Chicken Treats

What Backyard Hens Love Most Sometimes our chickens are just like kids. Put a serving of steamed kale on one side of…

Health & Wellness

How to Manage and Prevent Lice in Your Chicken Flock

Raising chickens can be one of the most rewarding homestead or backyard hobbies, but like any animal, poultry are vulnerable to external…

Seasonal Planning

Springtime Coop Tune Up

Cleaning Tips for Healthy Hens It’s that time of year. Birds are migrating as plants push greenery up through the ground. They…

Health & Wellness

Keeping the Flock Healthy

Keeping Your Backyard Flock Healthy Through Good Care Chickens are amazingly healthy animals. Given good care they’re hardly fazed by winter’s chill…

Getting Started

Baby Chick Can’t Walk? What to Do if Your Chick Has Splayed Leg

A Real Story: Bleu the Silkie A number of years ago, I hatched a small group of Silkies in an incubator. That…

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