-
Why Your Chickens Stopped Laying Eggs
1. WINTER CAUSES LACK OF LIGHT So, if it is wintertime, you’ve already figured out your issue. Many breeds continue to lay through the winter, but the production slows down greatly. A hen needs 14 to 16 hours of daylight to lay a single egg. In the dead of winter, she may be lucky if she r...Read more -
Top Dozen Egg Layers for Backyard Flocks
Many people get into backyard chickens as a hobby, but also because they want eggs. Like the saying goes, ‘Chickens: The pets that poop breakfast.’ Many people who are new to chicken keeping wonder which breeds or types of chickens are best for laying eggs. Interestingly, many of the most popular...Read more -
Chicken Diseases You Must Know
If you are interested in raising chickens, you likely have made this decision because chickens are one of the easiest kinds of livestock you can raise. While there’s not much you need to do in order to help them thrive, it is possible for your backyard flock to be infected with one of many differ...Read more
