This wonderful question showed up as a search term in our site stats and I thought I should answer it in case that viewer came back. The short answer is “probably” and the longer answer is “it’s complicated.” In general hens begin to lay at between 18 and 22 weeks… Continue reading
Today was the first day outside for this year’s chicks. With great excitement opened the chicken house door and… well nothing. I was ready with camera in hand (a rarity for me) but these were no divas. I think about half of the girls ended up having a quick look… Continue reading
I had really wanted to move the chickens into tractors so they could clean up the field, eating the spent vegetable plants, bug, grubs and weed seeds, and at the same time we would know where they were laying their eggs. It seemed ideal and totally fitting with our sustainable… Continue reading
We have a mixed flock of free range chickens. Our oldest girl, Ziggy, is almost 8 years old and our youngest hens are less than 1 years old. We keep these hens for their eggs, but due to the nature of chickens and free ranging, production rates vary wildly. Normally… Continue reading
It’s a sad day on the farm today. Our big rooster was killed last night. We don’t know why he didn’t go into the chicken house like usual and we don’t know what killed him. From the feather trail we can tell he put up a good fight. I wish… Continue reading