Chicken

Most hens will lay their first egg around 18 weeks of age and then lay an egg almost daily thereafter. In their first year, you… Read More »How Often Do Backyard Chickens Lay Eggs?

A hen who is getting ready to lay an egg will climb into the nesting box and may start scratching around or rearranging the bedding… Read More »How Do Chickens Act Before They Lay Their First Egg?

Tips to get hens to lay in nest boxes Collect the eggs regularly. Provide the right number of nest boxes. Use safe fake eggs to… Read More »How Do You Get Chickens To Lay Eggs In Their Nest?

Any one of the following can adversely affect egg production: changes in feed, changes in coop layout, moving to a different farm or coop, adding… Read More »Does Changing Chicken Feed Affect Egg Production?

Rhode Island Red chickens tend to get along fairly well with other birds. My Rhode Island Red hens were moderately feisty during their first year… Read More »Do Rhode Island Reds Get Along With Other Chickens?

300. Hardy birds for all seasons, the Rhode Island Red can lay up to 300 large brown eggs a year. It’s easy to see why… Read More »How Many Eggs Do Rhode Island Red Chickens Lay A Year?

How do you stop chickens from destroying my grass? Use a sturdy variety of grass. Grow barley or wheat sprouts for the days when you… Read More »How Do You Keep Grass Alive With Chickens?

Abdominal pain and diarrhea can be the result of ingesting aloe vera, so while it’s great topically on burns and skin injuries, its best not… Read More »Is Aloe Vera Poisonous To Chickens?

Calcium is absorbed from the diet and stored in the medullary cavity of the hen’s bones. When calcium is needed for the formation of an… Read More »How Do Free Range Chickens Get Calcium?

The most common reasons that chickens aren’t laying eggs is because they are too young, too old, the hours of daylight are too short, it… Read More »Why Won’T My Chickens Start Laying Eggs?