From the monthly archives:
“I’m new to keeping chickens, as the weather starts to get warmer do I have to take any extra precautions?” ~ Justin Vosman
Justin, thank you for your question.
There are some precautions you’ll need to take, especially if you live in a hot, dry climate.
The most important thing your chickens need in hot weather is water.
We’ve [...]
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“I just noticed that one of my Auracana Pullets has an “over bite”? Her bottom beak goes to the left and her upper beak goes to the right. She has grown normally and is the same size as the rest of the batch I received from the hatchery. I assume she should have no problem [...]
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We get so many questions about compatibility between chickens and other animals. Most often I’m asked about ducks and rabbits so I thought I’d spend some time this week addressing those issues.
Are chickens compatible with ducks?
Chickens are compatible with ducks in that they probably won’t fight much more with ducks than they do with each [...]
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“I would like to know the maximum number of hens one should have in the coop per rooster. We have 62 hens and one 2-year-old rooster that is seemingly doing his job. But, we set some eggs in the incubator and only four hatched. We were thinking maybe he has too many hens. We do [...]
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“Will caponizing a rooster stop it from crowing?” ~ Mark Heinz
Hi Mark, thanks for the question. In short, the answer is “No”.
If you’re interested in a detailed post about keeping roosters quiet, see…
Vol 1: Issue: 2 – Wednesday 3rd December 2008 of this newsletter.
One idea for keeping a rooster from crowing that I failed to [...]
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“I love the news letter! Great information delivered with a kind sense of humor. I have a question. 1 week ago I got 3 black Orpington bantam pullets (4 months old). I already have a hen and rooster that are both Porcelain D’Uccle bantams. They all have become comfortable with each other except for 1 [...]
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