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Summer Heat: Reading Your Flock Before It’s a Problem Quick answer The earliest signs of heat stress in chickens are behavior changes,…
More Eggs Through The Winter Quick answer To get more eggs through the winter, give hens about 14 to 16 hours of…
Heat kills chickens but flock owners can protect their birds by taking a lesson from Theodore Roosevelt. When an intense heat wave…
It’s a hot summer afternoon. You head out to check on your flock and notice something alarming. Your hens are standing still…
12 Months in a North Iowa Backyard. One Polar Vortex. Here’s How the Hoover’s Coop Held Up. On a rural property outside…
Cleaning Tips for Healthy Hens It’s that time of year. Birds are migrating as plants push greenery up through the ground. They…
How to Keep Chicken Water from Freezing Safely in Winter Brrrr. It’s cold out. A new flock owner soon learns that subfreezing…
When the temperature drops and your chickens start giving you that look, like you personally scheduled winter, the temptation to hang a…
We’re in the thick of summer and boy is it hot! The girls are constantly looking for shade and digging deep into…
