this post is about raising chicks under six weeks old in a brooder box until they're ready for the coop. By now, you're probably aware of my love for chickens, especially baby chicks. They're just so low maintenance and provide so much in return for ranging around the farm eating bugs and ...
How to Hatch Eggs at Home in an Incubator
How to hatch eggs at home in an incubator: from choosing hatchable eggs, buying an incubator, adjusting the settings, and maintenance during incubation. Since adding chickens to our homestead last spring, we've enjoyed having fresh eggs so much! So it's been pretty painful to have to go back to ...
Chicken Coop 101
Let me just say - although I love all things old, restoration, and fixer upper, my vision for the little woodshed behind our house was not always: fabulous shabby chic chicken coop.....but more like: how mad would Big John be on a scale of one to excommunication if I lit a match and burned her ...