by Wendy EN Thomas of Lessons Learned from the Flock I recently got this urgent request for help from a fellow chicken enthusiast:  Photo Credit: Marc Nozell “HI, WENDY ~ REALLY ENJOY ALL THE INFO ON YOUR WEBSITE.  I AM A SERIOUS LOVER OF CHICKENS AND ACTUALLY ALL BIRDS!  SOMEONE BROUGHT ME A WEEK OLD […]

by Wendy EN Thomas of Lessons Learned from the Flock I recently got this urgent request for help from a fellow chicken enthusiast:  Photo Credit: Marc Nozell “HI, WENDY ~ REALLY ENJOY ALL THE INFO ON YOUR WEBSITE.  I AM A SERIOUS LOVER OF CHICKENS AND ACTUALLY ALL BIRDS!  SOMEONE BROUGHT ME A WEEK OLD […]

by Kathy Shea Mormino, The Chicken Chick   In the past decade, the popularity of backyard chicken-keeping has elevated the status of chickens from expendable, barnyard livestock to valued family pets. Unfortunately, many of the earlier poultry-keeping articles and books were written with livestock in mind; frequently in those writings, culling is the proposed solution for certain injuries, behaviors and […]

by Jennifer Sartell Chicken eggs incubate for 21 days. To an anxious chicken addict, this can prove to be the hardest part of rearing chicks. Unfortunately, there’s not much we can do to rush Mother Nature, so I heed the lesson of patience and try to keep myself busy. Depending on the incubator you have, […]

by Kimberly Furry We only hatched one, lone Delaware chick from our first round of incubation a couple of months ago. Of the 12 eggs, only two fertilized and the one little guy never made it out of the egg. I figured it would be a good time to hunt for some Silkies, so our […]