Winter Care Keeps Chickens Healthy & Comfortable
February 7, 2023Winter can be hard on chickens, so here are some basic tips for keeping you flock safe and comfortable during these cold midwinter days and night.
Winter can be hard on chickens, so here are some basic tips for keeping you flock safe and comfortable during these cold midwinter days and night.
Consider these three threatened American chicken breeds—Buckeye, New Hampshire and Rhode Island White—when starting or growing your flock.
Time flies, and as the years pass you’ll see your aging hens advance from pullet to elder poultry. Here are some aging issues to watch for in older birds.
Digestive health is one of the most important components of overall chicken well-being, so follow this advice to keep your birds’ tract on track.
For Victoria C., the gift of an Easter chick created a love for keeping chickens, leading to a flock of more than 20 backyard birds!
A feathered brood named after Disney characters brings light and joy to Gregs Chicks, a Washington-based backyard hobby farm.
These three endangered chicken breeds are worth keeping for conservation purposes as well as a long list of unique characteristics.
This year, farm smarter not harder with these 125 tips put together by our contributors in celebration of Hobby Farms’ 125th issue!
Expand—or start—your microflock the holiday way with this trio of chicken breeds originating from France. They really are three French hens!
Looking to liven up the holidays with your poultry passion? Our editors found these 10 items every chicken-keeper should check out!