The time has come for the baby chicks to move from the brooder to outside.  Because of the unseasonably warm weather that we have been experiencing, the chicks, which we mail ordered back in August have been living outside now for about a week.  The time schedule is ahead of what I anticipated and they are […]

Jennifer Sartell Story and photos by author You can expand your flock by hatching eggs from a breeder. Chickens are some of the most varied animals ever domesticated by humans. The APA recognizes 65 breeds alone and there are many, many more hobby breeds, fancy breeds, and interesting egg layers beyond that. Have you ever […]

Have you walked into your local farm store or hatchery lately?  The familiar peeping sound draws you in…it’s baby chick time!  Rather it’s your first go round or you’re a pro at raising baby chicks, there are a few things that all of us can learn.  This guide to getting started with chickens is a […]

  Out here in western New York, Labor Day signals the return to school. School buses flash their lights through the foggy mornings; children are hustled out the door with new backpacks, uncreased paper and unused erasers. It has been many years since the school bus stopped at the end of our driveway, but in […]

The chicks we got in April have grown so fast.  This White Rock shown above started out as a fluffy little yellow chick.  The Silver Laced is growing into her look graciously.  They all graduated from the inside brooder and have been living outside for a few weeks now. They are separated from the older/bigger […]

Peep…Peep…Peep. If you are like me, than Spring Fever has taken over and you have fired up your heat lamp and dusted off the brooder box. There are spring chicks all over, including my bathroom. My bathroom?! Much to the surprise of any visitors, yes,  I am brooding my babies in the bathroom. It is […]

We know that you would sit and watch your chick(en)s all day if you could. Unfortunately, so many things in life seem to prevent it. Or, you might not be able to have chickens right now, but desperately miss their antics. Now there’s an incredible NEW solution to satiate your needs! The Community Chickens Chick Cam! […]

Salmonella is most often contracted from un-cooked or under-cooked eggs and raw chicken.  Most often contracted by chickens who come in contact with feces from infected rodents, the bacteria can then be transmitted to humans who eat improperly cooked meat or eggs or who put their hands in their mouth after touching chickens or eggs. […]

by Meredith Chilson Photos by author It was May 8 when our fluffy little chicks arrived at the post office. We settled them into their new home in our attached garage, within a corral of cardboard, under a heat lamp, and spent the better part of several days with our lawn chairs pulled up to […]

by Rebecca Nickols Photos by author A little after the first of May, shortly after I purchased three new chicks, my Buff Orpington, Henrietta, developed a bad case of broodiness. More than four weeks later, she still has it bad–you can see it in her eyes… In my first attempt to break Henrietta’s broody behavior, […]