Winterizing Your Chicken Coop and Run While chickens are extremely cold hardy and do well in most climates there are a few things you can do to keep your birds more comfortable during the winter months. Continue reading to learn a few tips and tricks to winterize your chicken coop and run.
Integrating New Flock Members Introducing new flock members to an existing chicken flock can be challenging. Chickens often don’t take kindly to newcomers who might threaten their place in the pecking order. Learn about steps you can take to make adding new chickens to your flock a smooth and stress reducing process.
Pros and Cons of Raising Fall Baby Chicks Deciding what time of year to order and receive your baby chicks can be a difficult decision and depends heavily on your local climate and the resources you have available at home. This article discusses several factors you should consider when making the decision to raise chicks in the fall.
The Fall Molt Each fall, starting when chickens are about 18 months old, chickens lose their feathers and grow shiny new ones in preparation for winter. Read to find out what to look for and what to expect as the molting season approaches.
Are you taking the right steps to keep your animals warm this Winter? With Winter upon us, it is important to consider the animals in your care that will be exposed to the cold, ice and snow.
Preparing for Winter Unlike us, chickens don’t need sweaters to stay warm in the winter (but wouldn’t that be cute)? Lisa Steele shares important tips to keep your flock happy and healthy in cold temperatures.
The Ins and Outs of Molting Season What can you do to help your flock through molting season? Lisa Steele talks about how quality nutrition can make all the difference for your girls!
What Do I Feed My Layers and When? Did you know chicks, pullets and layers all require different feed? Find out what Lisa Steele of Fresh Eggs Daily gives her girls to keep them healthy and productive at every stage.
Latest Trends in Chicken Keeping By Lisa Steele, Blue Seal Brand Ambassador The excitement around backyard chicken keeping doesn’t appear to be abating any time soon. Certainly not if you take a look at the vast number of “chicken centric” blogs, social media accounts and the like. Consider the million followers of Fresh Eggs Daily each month on Facebook, Instagram, … Latest Trends in Chicken Keeping Read More »
Feed ‘Em Right From the Start: What and When to Feed Your Chicks Learn what and when to feed your flock all the way from chicks to hens.
Keeping Your Chicks Healthy: Be Aware of These Common Health Issues Chicks purchased from a reputable feed store or hatchery likely won’t face major health issues, but there are still some things that can go wrong. It’s always good to at least be aware of these common chick health concerns.
Coop, Sweet Coop: How to Set Up a Home for Your Chickens Chicken coops come in all shapes and sizes. No design is perfect, but all good chicken coops do share some common characteristics. You can buy a prebuilt coop or a coop kit that you put together yourself. You can also build from scratch, or you can even convert a garden shed or other outbuilding into a perfectly serviceable coop.
Oh, Happy (Chick) Days! Everything You Need to Know to Pick the Best Chicks Here are some tips on what to look for and how to decide what chicks are right for you to get your own Chick Days going in the right direction.
Why are my chickens losing feathers? As the leaves start to fall from the trees, so do the feathers from your chickens. The cold weather triggers the chickens “molt” where they shed their old feathers and gain new, glossy feathers.
Raising Chickens: Basics for Beginners Whether you want a small flock of chickens to produce fresh eggs or supply your family with meat, there are a few things you’ll need to know. This post is meant to provide the basics to get through the first three to four weeks of raising chickens and avoiding beginner’s mistakes.
Formulated for a Lifetime of Health and Production Raising poultry at home is a rewarding activity the entire family can enjoy.
Bringing Home New Chicks If you’re prepared, tending young chicks isn’t difficult and need not be lavish.
