Chicks

3 Reliable Ways to Tell a Rooster From a Hen (1 When it’s Just a Chick!)

by Kristen Raney
January 15, 2024January 15, 2024

When I first began hatching chicks to increase my flock of laying hens, one of my biggest questions was how to tell the roosters from the hens. I really didn’t want to feed tons of roosters that I wasn’t keeping… Read More »3 Reliable Ways to Tell a Rooster From a Hen (1 When it’s Just a Chick!)

Broody Hens: What to Expect When Your Hen’s Expecting

by Kristen Raney
January 7, 2024January 7, 2024

Do you have a hen that won’t leave to coop, no matter how hard you try? Or do you have a hen who disappeared and you assumed died, only to briefly reappear for food and water and disappear again? You… Read More »Broody Hens: What to Expect When Your Hen’s Expecting