Chick days are here at the Cheshire Horse
You can't resist them. They're so cute, those little puffballs of yellow and brown and black that scratch and strut and peep as you walk by the display. Admit it - you sometimes go into the Cheshire...
View ArticleBackyard chickens soar into national news
Anyone who has a backyard flock in an urban or suburban environment has likely begun their hobby in the last few years. Those with newer flocks have only recently been legally enabled or have just...
View ArticleMake your own chicken feed
As numbers of backyard flock owners grow, the feed companies serving these populations must also be creating increasing supplies of feed. A few companies offer organic feed, while others have recently...
View ArticleSweeter Heater brooder review
Rating for Sweeter Heater brooder 5 After hatching and then raising thousands of chicks, one values anything that will decrease time, risk, and trouble invested in the process of bringing up the...
View ArticleUrban chickens and extreme weather- COLD
It's COLD!! Many experienced harsh conditions last year and this year some of you are already experiencing extreme winter weather. Without preparedness, these extremes can be far more costly than if...
View ArticleCare of poultry in hot weather
In Michigan the weather can go from rainy and 60 degrees to humid and 90 degrees in a matter of hours. Weather swings are hard on poultry, especially young birds. Caretakers need to be vigilant and...
View ArticleAnimal Tales: Retired dad becomes busy momma hen to a batch of turkeys
What does a steelworker do when his plant shuts down and he is forced into retirement? Wallow on the couch and flip the remote through all the channels? No way. For a number of years after retirement...
View ArticleRetired dad becomes busy momma hen to a batch of turkeys
What does a steelworker do when his plant shuts down and he is forced into retirement? Wallow on the couch and flip the remote through all the channels? No way. For a number of years after retirement...
View ArticleThinking of chickens? It starts with the coop
What comes first? It's not the chicken or the egg it's the coop. Chickens are totally dependent on people; that includes providing a safe and secure place to call home. They need their own space in...
View ArticleLast chance for chicks
Summer chick specials are everywhere! It may not seem like a great time to consider your egg production for winter right now, as the county is steaming madly in the mid-section. The truth is this: if...
View ArticleCreate your own chicken feed
As numbers of backyard flock owners grow, the feed companies serving these populations must also be creating increasing supplies of feed. Few companies offer organic feed, while others have only...
View ArticleHow to raise those Easter chicks
It’s spring and baby chicks are showing up in commercials, in stores and in magazine articles. Chickens are the new hot pet, even city dwellers want pets that can make them breakfast (eggs). Baby...
View ArticleBrinsea's Eco-Glow 20
I know you've heard it all before...brooding isn't so hard! You just have to put your life in the hands of gravity and the 250W red bulb, clamped to any old surface, dangling at a precarious angle...
View ArticleTalking chickens: chick lit
From hatch to point-of-lay, our expert Andy Cawthray shows how to raise a new flock Chick lit: Andy Cawthray explains how to look after your hatchlings. Photograph: Alamy When it comes to rearing...
View ArticleBackyard chickens take up residence in the city
RICH SUGG/The Kansas City Star You would never guess they live in the inner city, but Artists Cathryn Simmons (left) and Lori Buntin have two chicken coops outside their home on the near east side of...
View Article'Chick Days' coming to a feed store near you
It is that time of year once again, when the local feed stores become the poultry-agrarian version of a petting-zoo. Children all over the edges of the Kansas City area will be begging their parents...
View ArticleCity chicks: Backyard poultry making a comeback
ATLANTA — A sign on the fence in Anne-Marie Anderson’s Decatur, Ga., home reads: “Beware of Chickens.” Walk in and Anderson’s 18 birds roam freely, digging among the fallen leaves. They squawk and...
View ArticleChicken maven
Alice Coltrane, Elvis, John, Pigpen, the black-and-white speckled Gertrude and at least 100 more chickens cluck around his feet for their daily scratch as soon as he passes through the gate with his...
View ArticleChickens 101: Which feed stores keep chicks in Cherokee County, GA?
Chicks are endlessly appealing balls of fuzz. Poppy Creek Farm So you've decided you want to buy some chickens. Congratulations! You are taking your first steps on the road to having delicious...
View ArticleCity chicks - part 2
Newly hatched chicks in a brooder. When starting anything new, it’s important to be prepared. When planning to raise livestock this age old adage rings all the more true as it becomes necessary to...
View ArticleAmber Waves Bearded Bantam Silkie Chickens Available for Purchase
Posted on: Sunday, 28 November 2010, 00:00 CST Silkie chickens are easy to raise, provide delicious, fresh eggs, make excellent family pets, and are perfect for breeding and showing Norco, CA (PRWEB)...
View ArticlePart 1: Home hatching - what you'll need
By far the most fun and interactive way of adding to your backyard flock is to hatch your own eggs. You - and your children - get the complete experience, from selecting the hatching eggs, to setting...
View ArticleEast Dallas coop tour gives crowd a peep at the city-chicken craze
Chickens, are you tired of just laying eggs day after day after day? Then you should hop on over to Chere Hickock's backyard in Far East Dallas. There, a flock roams within a spacious wire cage,...
View ArticleHow to care for baby chicks
Whether you picked them up as an impulse buy before Easter or carefully selected them from a poultry hatchery, if you have baby chicks you need to know the basics of how to care for them. Those tiny...
View ArticleGetting started with backyard poultry
1 comment RSS Print If you’re thinking about getting started with backyard poultry you’re not alone. Thousands of people across the country are starting their very own backyard flock and you can too!...
View ArticleCan ducks and turkeys be kept with chickens?
In the typical old picture of the barnyard a variety of animals peacefully share the space. And if ducks, chickens and turkeys have a lot of space and plenty of food, uneventful mingling will usually...
View ArticleUrban Chickens 101: The CHICK is in the mail!!
Week-old Lavendar Bantam Cochin chick -photo R. Caldwell Related Articles How to brood chicks in your bathtub How to know if your brooder is the right temperature Urban Chickens 101: Breeds for the...
View Article'Electric hen' brings ease to brooding chicks
Well, someone finally did it. Brinsea has gone and made a product that eliminates half of the negative aspects of brooding chicks, and that's going to make henthusiasts deliriously happy, concurrently...
View Article>Urban hens often abandoned once egg-laying ends
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Five chickens live in artist Alicia Rheal's backyard in Madison, Wis., and when they age out of laying eggs, they may become chicken dinner. "We get egg-layers and after a...
View Article>Urban hens often abandoned once egg-laying end
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Five chickens live in artist Alicia Rheal's backyard in Madison, Wis., and when they age out of laying eggs, they may become chicken dinner. "We get egg-layers and after a...
View ArticleUrban hens often abandoned once egg-laying end
Five chickens live in artist Alicia Rheal's backyard in Madison, Wis., and when they age out of laying eggs, they may become chicken dinner. "We get egg-layers and after a couple of years we put the...
View ArticleUrban hens often abandoned once egg-laying ends
DES MOINES, Iowa • Five chickens live in artist Alicia Rheal’s backyard in Madison, Wis., and when they age out of laying eggs, they may become chicken dinner. “We get egg-layers and after a couple of...
View ArticleChick Days Powers Backyard Farmers, Self-Reliance Movement (TSC - Tractor...
(Source: TSC - Tractor Supply Company) Self-Reliance Movement Brings Families to Backyard Chickens for Food, Sustainable Living BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2014-- Farm and ranch...
View ArticleChick Days Powers Backyard Farmers, Self-Reliance Movement
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Farm and ranch retailer Tractor Supply Company is kicking off “Chick Days” nationwide this week with a focus on powering backyard farmers and the fast-growing...
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