by McMurray Staff | Oct 27, 2010 | Raising Chickens
Are your chickens laying fewer eggs recently? If you haven’t made any big changes to how you’re caring for them, there’s a good chance the lack of eggs is caused by the shorter daytime hours. Chickens need a full 14-16 hours of daylight each day to...
by McMurray Staff | Oct 18, 2010 | Patricia Foreman
by Patricia Foreman [If you missed part 1 of this guest article by Patricia Foreman, you can view it here: City Chickens Can Save BIG TIME Tax Payer Dollars! (Part 1).] Here’s how it can work. The math is simple, so don’t be intimidated by it. Step 1:...
by McMurray Staff | Oct 14, 2010 | Contests
Too Funny for Words The final results are in for this category of the photo contest. The Winner Congratulations to Kristine Jahnke for winning first place in the contest with her photo of their family cat curled up next to a Rhode Island Red hen. As the first prize...
by McMurray Staff | Oct 11, 2010 | Raising Chickens
[This is the second part of a two part article. If you missed part 1, you can read it at: Preparing your Laying Flock for Winter, Part 1.] Photo by Sheila Falconer Water Supply Water is important to chickens in cold weather just as it is in hot weather. Be sure that...
by McMurray Staff | Oct 7, 2010 | Contests
Too Funny for Words 10/14/2010 Update – Winner Announcement Click the link below to see the winner announcement for the Too Funny for Words category of the contest: Winner Announcement – Too Funny for Words 10/13/2010 Update – Finalist Poll Closed...