by McMurray Staff | Jan 27, 2017 | Baby Chicks, Chickens, Raising Chickens
Raising chickens is becoming more and more popular with homesteaders, hobbyists, urban farmers, and those wanting to have an organic resource for their eggs and meat. Chickens can also be beneficial in helping to control pests and produce manure for fertilizer. When...
by McMurray Staff | Aug 9, 2011 | Baby Chicks
When baby chicks hatch, they need additional warmth. Their body heat alone is not enough to keep them warm. Without additional heat, they can become chilled and stressed, and if it goes too long, they can become ill or die. When a broody hen hatches her eggs, the hen...
by McMurray Staff | Jun 3, 2011 | Baby Chicks, Raising Chickens
[scg_html_flock_integration_series] Disease and Parasites When you introduce new chickens to your flock, you run the risk of also introducing new diseases or parasites to your flock. If you take your chickens to poultry shows, then you run that same risk when you...
by McMurray Staff | May 19, 2011 | Baby Chicks, Raising Chickens
[This series is a diary of our experience raising chickens for our home flock. To see all articles in this series, please visit Home Flock Series.] Today, we took all of the chicks out of the brooder and brought them out into the yard to let them forage while we...
by McMurray Staff | May 11, 2011 | Baby Chicks, Raising Chickens
[This series is a diary of our experience with raising chickens for our home flock. To see all articles in this series, please visit Home Flock Series.] Brooder Temperature As the chicks grow older, then don’t need as much supplementary heat. A good rule of...
by McMurray Staff | May 6, 2011 | Baby Chicks, Raising Chickens
[This series is a diary of our experience with raising chickens for our home flock. ] Chick Grit Today, we began adding some grit on top of the baby chicks’ food. The grit is made from small pieces of crushed granite. The chicks will eat some of the grit and...
