6 Causes of Swollen Abdomen In Chickens
July 24, 2024Know the Possibilities & Possible Solutions Before You Head to the Veterinarian
Make Some Miso Noodle Soup With A Soft Egg!
February 27, 2023This delicious miso noodle soup is quick to make, comforting and topped with crunchy vegetables and a velvety soft-cooked egg.
How to Build a Nest Box
January 18, 2016Give your hens a clean place to lay with this simple DIY project.
Which Should Come First: The Chicken Or The Egg?
November 24, 2015Farmers are taking a stand, saying that the quality of chicken’s lives affect the outcome of their eggs.
Eggs-on-Eggs Open-Faced Sandwiches
February 11, 2015This weekend, I took a page from the book those hearty Scandinavians, who do winter with such flair. Delicious, open-faced smorgasbord sandwiches paired with hot soup was the lunch that welcomed us inside after clearing the latest snow from the walks and parking spots around our house. This style of sandwich is often artfully […]
The Pullets are Laying Eggs
January 2, 2015I’ve been buying eggs for 2 months. My family doesn’t eat very much meat, so we technically fall under the flexitarian, or semi-vegetarian category, making eggs very important to my family. When the girls aren’t laying, our choice is to eat more meat or buy eggs. It’s embarrassing to buy eggs and chicken feed, but […]
Awaiting First Eggs
December 19, 2014The four pullets are finally 20 weeks old, and they’re the same size as the hens. Even though winter is just a few days away, the girls will start laying eggs soon. I’m officially on egg watch. They’ll start when they’re ready, though. I don’t see the need to coax them to lay with dummy […]
How to Handle Egg Overload
October 24, 2014Modern chickens have been bred to ovulate like gangbusters. On average, an egg is produced every 26 hours when a hen is in her prime. When day-old chicks arrive, not much bigger than eggs, it’s hard to imagine that they’ll ever produce more food than you can eat, but they do! The amount my hens […]
6 Solutions to Egg-Laying Problems
April 28, 2014Are you getting less-than-perfect eggs from your layer hens? Use these easy fixes to remedy the situation.
The Basics of Hatching Chicks
May 28, 2013Our resident goat blogger explains how to take care of broody hens.
