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Are You Buying A Pullet or Hen? How to Tell the Difference

Posted on March 23, 2022 (January 4, 2024) by The Happy Chicken Coop

With spring just around the corner, many new and experienced chicken keepers will be venturing out to purchase new chicks for the first time or add more chicks to their existing flock. Some of the most common jargons you will hear when buying new hens: is pullets, hens and point of lay. If you are […]

Backyard Chickens and Bird Flu

Posted on February 15, 2022 (September 19, 2023) by The Happy Chicken Coop

In recent days, the U.S. Department of Agriculture had identified instances of deadly bird flu in U.S. flocks, putting the poultry industry on high alert. At the same time, an outbreak was also confirmed in a backyard flock of birds in Fauquier County, Va. In December of 2014, the bird flu (also known as Avian […]