Farm

How much time and effort is involved in raising chickens?

Once upon a time, keeping chickens was much more common than it is now. Back when most families owned a horse and perhaps a dairy cow or two, it wasn't…

How to raise baby chicks

Baby chicks! Even if your goal is to eventually own a flock of egg-producing hens, there is still something delightful about raising young chicks from "scratch" (pun intended). While some hens…

When do chickens start laying eggs?

So, you have a brooder full of adorable, chirping, fluffy, yellow baby chicks (or you're planning to get a brooder full), and as you keep them warm and watch them grow, you might wonder…

How to build your own chicken coop

Perhaps you're about to start raising chickens, and you've decided to save some money by building your chicken coop. Maybe you've had chickens in the past, but now you're ready to…

We Stress Bought Baby Chicks

We stared at shelves labeled with egg price tags but no eggs. Eggs are an essential food for many people, and now there weren't any available since the COVID-19 social-distancing…

How often do chickens lay eggs?

How often do chickens lay eggs? You might have a mental image of a hen sitting on a bunch of eggs, but does she lay them all on the same…

10 of the Best Chicken Breeds for Eggs

If you're looking to raise chickens that will excel at egg production, then you're in luck! Here are 10 of the best chicken breeds for eggs.

Raising chickens sometimes requires quick thinking

We stress-bought eight tiny chicks before the COVID-19 egg shortage. We thought we'd have more time at home to raise them, and they would solve our egg shortage long term. We…