Species: poultry View Product Filters Showing 25-36 of 37 results What to Expect When You’re Eggspecting Between 18-22 weeks your hens should start laying eggs. Continue reading to learn the importance of providing the proper nutrition to your “eggspecting” hens and what you can expect before, during and after. Read More 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. Read More 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. Read More 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. Read More Oh, Happy (Chick) Days! Everything You Need to Know to Pick the Best Chicks/How to Pick the Best Chicks Each spring (or Chick Days as we call it), our thoughts turn to buying chicks. Whether we are expanding our existing flock or just starting out with chickens for the first time, getting a few chicks is the best way to grow your flock. On the other hand, adding pullets Read More Feed ‘Em Right From the Start: What to Feed Chicks and When Chicks are much like our own babies. They don’t really stick to a regular schedule and instead eat when they’re hungry, sleep when they’re tired, and play and poop in between. Feed and clean water should be available 24/7 for chicks until they are about eight weeks old and ready 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. Read More NutriVantage® For Poultry For Commercial Poultry Operators After observing the benefits NutriVantage Nutrition Optimizer has shown in multiple other species we took advantage of an opportunity to work with an integrated layer operation in Iowa during summer to see if added Nutrivantage would benefit layers as well. Continue reading to learn what was concluded from this study. Read More 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 Read More 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. Read More How to Raise and Care for Chicks: Essential Guide for Beginners Wondering how to take care of a chick? Raising chicks is both a rewarding and educational experience. Whether you’re new to chicken keeping or have years of experience, there’s always something to learn. By being aware of the challenges and responsibilities that accompany chicks, along with good preparation and the Read More How to Raise and Care for Baby Chicks: Essential Guide 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 Read More < FIRST1234LAST >
