If you don’t want to wait through a molt, you can cull non-laying birds and replace them. Culling chickens is the removal of birds in your flock that are not laying or developing as they should. If the bird is...

Healthy hens will begin laying at about 18 to 20 weeks of age. It is not necessary for a rooster to be present for egg laying to start, but without a rooster, all eggs will be unfertilized. Hens will be...

Vacation Survival Guide for Your Garden Sure, that beach vacation you’ve been planning is going to feel like heaven to you – but it won’t to your garden. That’s because a week or two without the usual TLC can leave...