by McMurray Staff | Sep 2, 2010 | Raising Chickens
This is part two of a multi-part series. If you missed part one, you can read it here. A second approach for keeping chickens in your garden is the deep mulch system, described in detail in Andy Lee’s book The Chicken Tractor. You can begin with part of your...
by McMurray Staff | Sep 2, 2010 | Contests
Update: The photo contest is now over. To see the winners, visit the link below: 2010 Photo Contest Winners We have tallied the responses to the semi-finalist poll and selected the top five entries as the finalists. The five finalists now appear in our finalist poll,...
by McMurray Staff | Aug 26, 2010 | Contests
Our congratulations to all of the semi-finalists in the “That’s So Sweet” category of the Chicken Photo Contest. Below is a gallery of the photos: Photo by Tamara Kleinsasser Photo by Jeannie Kirkhope Photo by Tammie Gayler Photo by Tamara...
by McMurray Staff | Aug 26, 2010 | Guest Articles
by Gail Damerow How do you tell male guinea fowl from the females? It’s a question I hear often from first-time guinea owners. The lady guineas have a two-part call that sounds like “Good luck! Good luck! Good luck!” Male guineas never make that...
by McMurray Staff | Aug 25, 2010 | Guest Articles
by Andy Schneider (the Chicken Whisperer) If you missed part 1 of this article, you can read it here. Many people who oppose the keeping of backyard chickens often sound off during meetings about decreased property values if the city allows the keeping of backyard...