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It’s only fair to share… Even though it’s still cold in different areas of the country now is the time for planning and buying baby chicks for eggs and meat. If you’re to the stage of building your flock, it means you already know what chickens you want to raise. Whether you want laying hens […]

It’s only fair to share…During my many raising laying hens adventures, I found myself in a position I didn’t like. I had to do it, and I hated it. Five days before my family arrives for a holiday, there I am standing in the dairy aisle of Sprouts Farmers Market. As I reach toward the gray […]

It’s only fair to share… Warm weather is winding down as cooler weather moves in, bringing a taste of the coming winter. As well as preparing your home for the long winter months, it’s time to prepare your urban chickens for winter. With a possible cold, wet winter and prolonged subzero temperature in many areas […]

It’s only fair to share… When we started raising backyard chickens, we put a lot of thought and research into the chickens we wanted to buy. Learning which breeds were best for our purpose saved us time and money by avoiding buying chickens not suitable for what we wanted. Now, twenty years later, we know which […]