Happy Mother’s Day: Bitchin’ Chickens Edition
I’ve got tons to say about broody hens, and have in a number of posts I’ve written about my ownContinue Reading
Category: Chicks
The Funny Farm: When Chick Fever Strikes
I live in Canada, in an area where feedstores are small affairs and live bird sales are not common. WhenContinue Reading
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Splayed Legs In Chicks
There are many chicken maladies that are difficult for the layperson to diagnose or treat. In our efforts to helpContinue Reading
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Aurora: Broody Hen Of The Year Award
As if there weren’t enough pathogens, predators, injuries and illnesses to wreak havoc on your birds I find that sometimesContinue Reading
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Old Hen, New Chicks: A Middle-Aged Chicken’s Foray Into Motherhood
I had my first flock – free-ranging Dorkings, Welsummers and Easter Egger hens -for a couple of years. Only oneContinue Reading
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School Incubator Hatch: A Most Expensive Experience
My first broody hen hatched out chicks a decade ago. Over the next couple of years I had handful ofContinue Reading
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Raising Chick-Safe Children
Years of scrolling through online chicken groups has exposed me to a lot of frustration about the preventable suffering ofContinue Reading
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Chicken Keeping Hacks 4
I loved having free-ranging chickens, but for a variety of reasons I pen mine now. Some folks equate pen withContinue Reading
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Assisted Hatch #4: To Intervene Or Not?
I’ve had 66 hatches with broody hens over the last decade. Most have gone according to plan, some with sadContinue Reading
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Hen Vs Brooder: Why Chicks Need Their Mother
Over the last decade I’ve had many hens go broody and usually let them have at least one kick atContinue Reading
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