4-5 Week Old Chicks
Keeping chickens, weeks 4-5 Your babies are growing up! By weeks four and five, you begin noticing that your chicks’ fluffy appearance slowly disappears and their fuzzy down is replaced with feathers of a mature bird. Chicks will usually be fully...
Time To Fertilize: Choosing the Right Fertilizer
For those of you who will test your soil this spring, and for those who won't, it’s time to pick the proper fertilizer for the lawn. The most important component of the fertilizer is nitrogen (the first number in fertilizer). We...
Chicken Behavioral Issues
There are two major behavioral problems that backyard poultry owners must address at the first appearance. Both can be caused and cured by management practices. EGG EATING: Egg eating generally occurs when a hen finds a broken egg, tastes it,...
Managing Purple Martins
Meet some landlords, looking out for their tenants, at a high-rise condo complex. Those tenants are The Martins, and they aren't people--they're purple. Watch this great video from Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. http://youtu.be/i5RfRs0jyzU For more information about purple martins,...
Build Your Own Chicken Coop
Chickens are attractive to have for many reasons, and there are a growing number of folks who are joining the ranks of chicken owners across the country. However, owning and caring for chickens is not a job for the faint...
2-3 Week Old Chicks
Keeping chickens, weeks 2-3 With a clean brooder, fresh feed and clean water, your chicks are settled in and off to a good start by weeks two and three. It’s time to enjoy them. Chicks are very social and will provide...
