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Isabelle Hansen
Nov 6
Another Chick Buying Panic?
The McMurray hatchery just released its 2025 chick prices, and they are nearly double what they used to be! Other hatcheries will likely...
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Isabelle Hansen
Aug 28
Shrinking Chickens?
The supply of organic eggs (and even regular sometimes) at Costco has been unreliable for the past few years. Sometimes you would be able...
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Isabelle Hansen
Apr 23
Why Your Chickens Might be Pecking Each Other
We have lost a few chicks to being pecked and have had a few injured. In this blog I will share what may be the cause of this fairly...
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Isabelle Hansen
Mar 28
Pasturing a Large Flock of Laying Hens
A common way to pasture chickens is in a chicken tractor, and this works well with smaller flocks, but what if you have 100 hens? Free...
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Isabelle Hansen
Mar 15
How to Succeed in Raising Laying Hens from Chicks
Raising chickens from tiny balls of fluff to egg laying hens is one of the most enjoyable things you can do on a farm. Whether you...
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Isabelle Hansen
Feb 16
Raising Chicks to Make a Profit
We recently rehomed 23 of our chickens, most of which were past their peak of laying, so we could replace them with 30 Whitening True...
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Melanie Hansen
Oct 27, 2023
Lessons Learned: The Perils and Humor of Catching Chickens
Have you ever tried to catch a chicken? If you have, you know that it is almost impossible, they fly into your face, squawk like they are...
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Isabelle Hansen
Sep 29, 2023
Chickens On Strike?
We currently have about 45 "laying" chickens and get about 6-10 eggs a day. Before we moved, we were getting about 20-25 eggs a day....
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Melanie Hansen
Apr 14, 2023
About Easter Eggers
Easter eggers with their cute looks, vibrant personalities, and colorful eggs have become a backyard favorite across America. History The...
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Isabelle Hansen
Apr 3, 2023
Top 6 reasons to raise your own chickens
#1 Higher Qality Food One of the most popular reasons people choose to raise their own chickens is for a source of food that they have...
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