So far in this series we’ve explained why breeding using broody hens to incubate, hatch and raise chicks is a viable model for the smallholder and guided you through how …
broody hen Chicken Breeding ChickensBroody Hens: Part 3 Supporting Your Broody Hen through Incubation
broody hen Chicken Breeding ChickensBroody Hens: Part 2 Setting up for Successful Hatching
The second part of the series on using broody hens for incubation outlines the necessary elements for a successful hatch: a broody hen, a suitable coop and run, fertilised eggs, and optional equipment. Key considerations include space requirements, egg sourcing, and tools to enhance hatch rates, ensuring a smooth brooding process.
broody hen Chicken Breeding ChickensBroody Hens: Part 1 Maximizing Chick Hatching with Broody Hens
We love our Buff Orpingtons and with a natural broody tendency, this breed are a perfect way to incubate, hatch and raise the next generation of chickens in our flock, …
Chicken Breeding homesteadingEssential Guide to Incubating Eggs for Better Results
Incubating eggs offers a cost-effective way to enhance your flock size, especially amidst rising prices for point of lay hens. Aside from saving money, incubation provides a wider breed selection and an engaging experience for kids and families. There are a number of considerations htat need to be taken into account as well as selecting the equipment you need.
ChickensTop Tips for Buying Chickens
Buying chickens can be a daunting process and it can be difficult to know if the seller you’re buying from is reputable and keeps the chickens to high welfare standards. …
ChickensHow to Make Chickens Friendly: Essential Tips
The Benefits of Friendly Chickens There are many reasons why backyard chicken keepers not only want but also need their chickens to be friendly. We’ve certainly found this over the …
ChickensHot Summers and Poultry Drinkers
Hot, dry summer days brings a new set of challenges when providing water to your poultry. Let us describe how we have solved some of these issues. Drinker Types Hot …
homesteading smallholdingHow We Began Our Smallholding / Homesteader Life
We want to explain a little about where we live, how we live and look at why we chose this life because let’s face it, no-one chooses to be a …
Chicken Breeding ChickensA Guide to Chicken Saddles
When we were first introduced to the concept of chicken saddles it conjured up images of chickens racing across a field with tiny little jockeys bobbing up and down on …
Chickens homesteading smallholdingBird Flu and Chicken Boredom Busters
We started keeping chickens so that we could free range them and raise them to high welfare standards. Unfortunately, bird flu (caused by the Avian Influenza virus) has become a …