by Marie | Aug 3, 2020 | Chickens, Poultry Health & Wellness
How To Deal With Hens Eating Eggs I think pretty much everyone loves eggs….even sometimes my hens do! Dealing with hens eating eggs can be incredibly frustrating! There have been several egg-eating hens in my flocks over time and thought I would share with you how I... 
by Marie | Jul 27, 2020 | Coops, Runs, and Outdoor Spaces, Poultry Health & Wellness
How To Train Hens To Lay In Nest Boxes You carefully selected your chicks, cared for them for weeks in the brooder, successfully moved them out to their coop when the time was right, and now they are beginning to lay their first eggs. But they are laying them... 
by Marie | Jul 20, 2020 | Breed Spotlight
Breed Spotlight: Barred Plymouth Rock Of all the chicken breeds that exist in the United States, perhaps none are as iconic as the Barred Plymouth Rock. As a very young girl, I recall my first exposure to chickens involved a Barred Rock. My great-grandmother had a... 
by Marie | Jul 13, 2020 | Poultry Health & Wellness
What To Feed Chickens To Have Deep Yellow Egg Yolks Many people believe that eggs with dark yellow or sunset orange yolks taste richer and are healthier for you. While there isn’t much scientific research available that supports this theory, most of us can’t deny the... 
by Marie | Jul 6, 2020 | Breed Spotlight
Breed Spotlight: The Buckeye The Buckeye chicken breed is perhaps one of the rarest breeds seen in backyard flocks today. The Buckeye was developed in the late 19th century in Warren, Ohio by Nettie Metcalf. It is a dual-purpose breed that was bred to withstand the...