Not so long ago the only way to obtain eggs was to have your own flock of chickens. Or know a farmer that had some (and most farms 100 years ago had a little bit of everything, including chickens). Even people in urban areas routinely kept a small flock. My friends in Milwaukee say that […]
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Using 5 Gallon Buckets as Nest Boxes
Five gallon plastic buckets. So ubiquitous, so useful. And only recently did I realize people were (are) using these as chicken nesting boxes. With a little modification a typical 5 gallon bucket, laying on its side, can serve as an excellent chicken nest. Some have their sides partially cut off, some have the lid left […]
How to Identify Saddle Feathers in Roosters
Are you suspecting you might have roosters in your young flock of chickens? It seems to happen on a regular basis. You buy a group of straight run* chicks and eventually discover there are waaaay too many males in your group. Here’s how you can identify then at a young age, in case you want […]