by Meghan H | 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 Meghan H | Jun 9, 2020 | Chickens, Poultry Health & Wellness
Signs That a Hen Will Begin Laying Soon You’ve carefully chosen your chick breeds, placed your order, and waited patiently for your hatch day to arrive. You’ve successfully navigated the brooder phase and the awkward “teenager” chick phase. Now, the days are nearing... 
by Meghan H | Aug 26, 2019 | Poultry Health & Wellness
How to Tell a Laying Hen from a Non-Laying Hen Since I keep a fairly large flock of laying hens to have enough eggs to sell at my local farmers market, I cannot afford to keep too many non-productive hens around that eat feed but don’t lay many eggs. Here are a... 
by Meghan H | Aug 13, 2018 | Chickens, Eggs
What are Pullet Eggs? It’s always an exciting moment when your chicken lays her first egg. Unless you are warned beforehand, you probably had no idea that they would lay such a small egg. These first eggs that your hens are laying are called pullet eggs. A pullet is... 
by Jess N | Mar 26, 2018 | Chickens, Eggs, Poultry Health & Wellness
Are Eggs with Blood Spots Safe to Eat Nothing is more exciting than raising your own chickens. From the day you bring those tiny chicks home you dream of your first egg. You start thinking of all the recipes that you will make with those eggs, from breakfast to...