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 Kimberly Furry Photos by author 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 […]