“Hi There. I am a big fan of your weekly newsletter and find it very informative, keep doing what you are doing its fantastic! I have just a little flock of free range chickens, of which I have had for four months. They have settled into life very well and we have a good yield ...…
"I am hoping you will be able to give me some advice on which is the best type of chicken to keep as a novice. I have taken the advice you gave in a previous newsletter and have sought advice locally, but so far it has been conflicting, one supplier is telling me that I ...…
"Hi there, I am having an issue with my 4 month old chickens wanting to sleep in our tree outside our deck. I have not yet made perches or nesting boxes for them in their coop! Could that be the reason? Where can I find input about how and where in the coop, to build ...…
"Hi Wendy, Thank you for your postings - I have learned a lot of things from them. My question, is it OK to have a hen house with no windows. I have 10 rescued factory chickens in a run with an "A-frame" hen house with a flap door about 12" square. There are no other ...…
"I am writing from all the way down in New Zealand, and I'm not sure if this is a common problem or not, but two of our chickens are routinely laying their eggs on the perch. I often have to throw them out as they completely crack. If they are just dented and the membrane ...…
"I have a number of chicks of various breeds and various ages. It is coming close to the time when I need to segregate them into breeding flocks and not have them mixed. What is the best method of intro to prevent any squabbling or fighting for the top position? Also, I have hens that ...…
"A friend of mine purchases farm fresh eggs and recently has noted what looks like specks of blood - ever so tiny - usually near the yolk of her eggs. We are concerned does this mean the egg is not good for eating?" ~ Kim & Alechia Evans Thanks for the question, this is a ...…
"I'm trying to decide whether or not we want to use a 40 watt bulb inside the coop during the shorter days of fall/winter. My "chicken teacher" told us at her excellent 3 hour Adult Ed class that her practice, in order to get eggs in winter (We live in Maine) is to keep a ...…