“Help, I just found out that my sister-in-law and her whole family is coming for the Christmas Holidays. We were planning of waiting until after the first of the year to start raising broilers but it sure would be great if we could get them now and eat them for Christmas dinner. Do we have ...…
"I am a suburbanite and although chickens are legal I have limited space for my coop. Therefore, I am curious about bantam breeds and wonder if any have been breed for egg production (quantity and/or size), or do we just assume that their production will mirror the larger breed for which they represent in miniature? ...…
"I have 12 brown egg layers, about a year old. I would like to get about 12 heavy's soon. Can I keep them all together after about 4 weeks or so, and can I leave the big ones out to free range also or should I leave the heavy's separate, and in the run only ...…
"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 ...…
"Hello, I'm VERY excited about your newsletter! My question is: when deciding what chickens to get for the first time, what should a person look for? There are SO many choices I'm a bit overwhelmed. I'll be raising them for their eggs and as pets for our family to enjoy. I'd like the most friendly ...…
We get so many questions about breeds for specific purposes, I thought we'd take a look at that this week. Remember that age, nutrition, living conditions and individual variances among breeds will affect egg production and meat quality but in general, the breeds below are highly recommended.…
There are many different breeds you can select from when keeping chickens. What type of chickens you finally decide to keep will depend on what's available in your area as well as your purpose for keeping them. Here are but a few...…
There are many different types and breeds of chickens (over 60 in fact). And you would certainly want to research the breed of dog you plan on buying before you actually go out and buy it, right? You wouldn't want a dog breed that generally doesn't like children if you have children, or a breed that's aggressive towards other dogs or animals if you already have a dog. This is just as important when you are buying chickens.…