Tag: hens

  • 5 Mistakes First-Time Chicken Farmers Make

    5 Mistakes First-Time Chicken Farmers Make

    When it comes to homesteading of all kinds, trial and error is a great way to learn. However, when you’re raising animals like chickens, you probably want to reduce the possible mistakes you can make. If you’re considering starting your own chicken flock, you’ll want to do it right. We’ve got a list of five…

  • Why Are My Chickens Not Laying Eggs? (Video)

    Why Are My Chickens Not Laying Eggs? (Video)

    There are definitely reasons to keep chickens other than for producing eggs, but for the most part, eggs are probably why you’re raising chickens! So when they stop laying, what do you do? Well, Becky from Becky’s Homestead on YouTube has some solutions. There are several different reasons why your chickens might not be laying,…

  • Herbs for Hens

    Herbs for Hens

    There are so many great medicinal herbs out there, and humans don’t have to be the only ones who benefit. Your hens can greatly benefit from herbs as well! One of the big reasons commercial eggs are so unappealing these days is that the chickens that produce them are usually pumped full of antibiotics, as they…

  • How to Breed More Self-Reliant Chickens

    How to Breed More Self-Reliant Chickens

    Any parent can tell you that taking care of a baby is a full-time job in and of itself.  And anyone experienced in animal husbandry will know that raising baby animals can be nearly as difficult.  So with everything you have to do in your daily life, taking care of twelve baby chicks, for example, can…