What is Cold Stress in Poultry?by Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | January 2, 2024This post may contain affiliate…
I feel like spring is the both the most exciting time and the most frustrating time for raising chickens on…
Hot weather is dangerous for chickens. Unlike us who can take layers on and off, chickens are stuck with their…
Egg eating can become a real bahviour problem once a hen aquires a taste for her own eggs. While egg…
Bullying is a behavior issue in the homestead flock. Sometimes bullying can be the result of the dominant personality characteristic…
While chickens may be the gateway animal to homesteading, there are also plenty of other poultry species to consider adding…
Living sustainably is one of the goals on the homestead, and one way to do that is to be wise…
Whether you have one rooster on the homestead or multiple roosters in the homestead flock, knowing how to care for…
Chicks need supplemental heat to stay warm, healthy, and to mature into strong adults. Supplemental heat is most crucial for…
There is nothing I like better than seeing my homestead flock happily pecking around in the yard, garden, and surrounding…
Whether you've hatched out your own chicks using a broody hen or an incubator, or bought straight-run chicks, or even…
You may have a good start on knowing how to raise baby chicks, and you probably already have a plan…
Cold stress is often an overlooked aspect of winter chicken keeping due to the fact that chickens generally handle cold…
Winter chicken keeping is not as challenging as it sounds. Once you get the cold weather logistics figured out, caring…
With Christmas and New Years right around the corner, I figured I would share with you some of the helpful…
A peaceful, well socialized, and coherent flock makes for happy, calm, and stress free flock members who are productive and…