As people become more invested in their health and more concerned about where their food comes from, there is more demand for backyard chickens. Factory farmed eggs are cheap, but they lack the flavor, color, and nutrients of pastured or backyard-raised ones!
If you want to raise hens in a compassionate way for eggs that are amazingly delicious with rich orange yolks and more nutritional value, but you live in an urban setting you may… [Read More]
Chickens are probably not on your radar when you think of birds that fly, but quite a few breeds are actually very good at it! There’s nothing quite as frustrating as chasing after one of your favorite birds that has “flown the coop” in an effort to protect her from being eaten or run over by a car.
Hens can be pretty quick and agile, especially when you’re in a hurry. Chasing one down and… [Read More]
It can be difficult to protect your chickens from everything, but when it comes to predators there are a few options out there! The easiest and most effective way is to keep your birds housed in a secure run and coop. If predators can’t get in then they can’t kill your birds.
However, if you free range your birds you may struggle to find ways to reduce losses. As more people get… [Read More]
Whether you want to get a jump start on raising chickens for the year, or maybe one of your hens decided to go broody right when the weather turned cold, you might have a lot of questions on how in the world you can raise little chicks in the winter! They can be quite fragile, but the good news is it can be done!
There are many good reasons to try to raise chicks in… [Read More]
Have you ever stopped to think about where chickens fit into the world of animals? Sure, we generally think of reptiles as cold-blooded and mammals as warm-blooded, but birds are warm-blooded, too! Does that make them mammals? The answer is a resounding “NO” but don’t worry! We’ll get a lot deeper into exactly why that’s the case!
Mammals vs. Birds
Animals are generally divided up into one of five classes of vertebrates – which… [Read More]