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I have a RIR that is 18 weeks old. We have 5 total hens. We got our first eggs last week. Not sure if she is laying yet. She stands by herself and then sits down and appeared to go to sleep. Her poop was white […]

     …Or perhaps I should title that “Chicken Obsession” as my love for chickens now tends to border on obsession. 

      Last year I purchased 6 RI Red pullets from the local Agway and 4 Khaki Campbell […]

Hi Readers! Your friendly know-it-all editor-in-charge here!  This time, I’m looking to y’all for help in answering a question I received via email. Erik Fain writes to us from Southern Louisiana seeking “wisdom […]

Would you recommend adding Nutri-Drench to my new chicks water after I get them? If so, how long do you think, and how much?

I really can’t say enough about this stuff. It is hands-down, one of the best things […]

My hen (about 3 years old) seems very poorly. She is not eating and her legs seem to have gone bandy,and sometimes her wings droop. Her comb still looks very red but is drooping a bit as well. The last 2 nights we […]

     You would think that living in New England, the onset of winter would put a great halt on most homesteading endeavors.  This is true for gardening endeavors but when you raise livestock, it seems there is a […]

I have had great experience with incubating some eggs.  I had the delight of having a duckling, a chick and then a batch of chicks.  With the first couple, I tried something new to me, I put them in with a c […]

I actually found the picture with the chicken in the sweater online. After doing a little research, I found these patterns. Enjoy!

Here are the instructions For The Crocheted […]

Caring for pet chickens is pretty easy! They have the same needs as most any other animal. Here are a few tips for everyday upkeep, as well as advise on winter care.

What to Do on a Daily Basis

•Keep f […]

Thanks to Manna Pro LLC who sent these boxes to us to share with y’all. Be sure to check out the company at their website: http://www.mannapro.com/ I had an exchange of emails with the Assistant Brand Manager […]

I have 2 new brown leghorn pullets that are six months old and appear full grown. They have not produced any eggs yet, and I am wondering if this could be because of shorter days coming just when they would start. […]

I am going to be getting goats this summer, and trying to decide which breed is best for me. So I have been doing a bit of research, and thought this might be informative to others that are considering getting […]

Just in case anyone is CURIOUS here is the food safety bill in a nutshell.

S. 510 is intended to respond to several food safety outbreaks in recent years by strengthening the authority of the Food and Drug […]

Happy 2011 everyone! As we begin a new year, let’s not forget that we need to make sure our wonderful way of life is passed on to the next generation.

We must teach,mentor, and offer another option in this […]

I was unsure about buying a product like this, electricity, straw, and water as a combination just don’t seem to me as a good mix.

But freezing temperatures, and early snow this year made me re-think my […]

After seeing my little girl, who is almost 21, off for Navy boot camp the week of Nov 16th, I was pleasantly surprised to find a new chick in the incubator that Saturday morning.  I was doing my egg turning […]

I have had a heck of a time with my chicken population. I was the proud recipient of six older hens about a month ago, and only had them a couple weeks when something got in the coop mistaking it for Kentucky […]

2010 was a long year, 365 days to be exact! Although it seemed much, much longer to me. The beginning of the year, I did some planning, and made a lot of decisions.

In March of this year, I took on a second […]

Each year about this time, my mind drifts back to Thanksgiving dinners of the past. Stupendous ,joyful days filled with family, friends, and turkey!

Now, I have an issue with eating any animal I know […]

Grandma’s blue cotton dress rose a little in the back as she bent over to pick up the clothes basket.

I know she had other dresses, but for the life of me, the only one I can remember is the blue cotton one, […]