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 | Jul 30, 2010 | Homesteading, Interviews, Raising Chickens
Barbara Chatterton-Luuring and her family are starting a homestead in Machias, Maine. They moved there from the Netherlands about a year ago and began raising chickens for the first time this Spring. They are starting a homestead on three acres with a flock of 45...
by McMurray Staff | Jul 29, 2010 | Raising Chickens
Earlier this week, we asked these questions on our Facebook page: Do you have a garden? What do you grow in it? Do you use chickens in your garden? Many people gave their answers. The answers seemed to center around three things: disadvantages or problems with...
by McMurray Staff | Jul 23, 2010 | Interviews, Poultry Shows, Raising Chickens
Krista Little has been raising chickens for her state fair for about seven years, and has had several flocks over the years. She currently has a small flock of chickens consisting of Delaware, Cinnamon Queens, and several other varieties. Krista started raising...
by McMurray Staff | Jul 2, 2010 | Raising Chickens
by Andy Schneider (the Chicken Whisperer) Several times each month I receive letters, emails and phone calls from concerned chicken owners asking how they can keep their roosters quiet. More times than not, they are keeping chickens in urban areas. Many cities around...
by McMurray Staff | Jun 30, 2010 | Raising Chickens
Molting is a natural process that chickens go through yearly to renew their feathers. When molting, chickens gradually lose their old feathers and replace them by growing new features. Molting can take anywhere from two to six months to complete. When a hen is...
