Tag: Chickens

Losing chickens is a part of homestead life, but you don't have to make it easy on the predators. Take steps to keep your egg-supply safe.

The early spring has meant a surge an egg sales and very active beehives. Now we just have to hope there isn't a sudden hard freeze.

We take advantage of the warmest day yet in February to catch up on homestead chores. It's no fun, but needs to be don

We're halfway through winter, but anything can happen weather wise, especially in February. Don't let warm weather get your hopes up

Despite bone-chilling cold, dangerous driveways and roads, and days of snow, we successfully survived the blast of winter weather.

Snow and bitter cold make homestead chores more difficult, but the chickens seem to tolerate it OK as long as they get food and water.

Pete is "lucky" enough to live in the one section of the country where the winter temps are normal or close to it. Looks like a cold January.

Nineteen weeks after they were hatched, the chicks we got in early August are finally starting to lay eggs. Soon, we hoped to be swamped with eggs.

If we face a war in the Middle East with possible shortages and terrorism, the homestead becomes an increasingly important part of our preps.

After more than two years, our chickens were laying less and less, eggs so we decided it was time to start over with new hens.