Leg bands are used for many reasons. This article will show you how to put a leg band on a chicken as easily and stress-free as possible. Prepare Before you View Article
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How to calculate hatch rates: counting your chicks before they hatch
Count your chicks before they hatch by calculating the number of mature birds with this in-depth, situation-specific formula.
Deathlayer Chickens
I was SO excited to start breeding Deathlayer chickens as our first auto-sexing breed! But, unfortunately, We stopped breeding Deathlayer chickens due to problems with their legs caused by generations View Article
Reducing Rooster Aggression: Training & Spur Trimming
First and foremost, reducing rooster aggression is to reduce risk of injury and change aggressive behaviors by getting to know your rooster. LAST UPDATED FEB 24, 2018 About Spurs: Only View Article
2019 Large Chicken Flock Thinning 101
We are cutting our flock down from it’s peak of 100+ mostly summer free-rangers to a selected 20 hens, and their respective roosters per-breed, for overwintering. In the last few View Article
Get more chicken eggs in winter with light and diet
LAST UPDATED JAN 6, 2017 If your chickens are anything like mine, they go on vacation near the winter solstice. The hens reduce egg output due to the shortening of View Article
Collection, Storage and Care of Hatching Eggs
Hatching Eggs are different than Grocery Store Eggs LAST UPDATED JAN 30, 2018 I am asked on occasion if eggs from the grocery store would hatch. My answer is no. View Article
Hen or rooster, preparing for winter, and getting more eggs
How to tell the sex of your chickens, bump up that winter production, and thinning out your flock.