Relating to Farm Animals

Humans have been keeping chickens for hundreds of years. Popular for their meat, eggs and feathers, chickens are generally low-maintenance. Laying hens are particular about where they lay their...

Raise your own laying hens to ensure the freshest possible eggs. You should follow some basic procedures when undertaking the hobby of raising laying hens in order to allow for the best outcome...

There are many different breeds of egg-laying hens. The majority of hen breeds were developed over 100 years ago. Every breed of hen will lay a different color, size and amount of eggs each year.

If you have a little backyard hen farm with a woodsy area there'll be predators waiting for a chance to strike when you least expect it. After all you're not always there to safeguard your...

When buying or building nesting boxes for your chickens, there are a few things you need to consider. Hens like to have a semi-confined space for laying and enough privacy to feel secure. Chickens...

You want to start your own backyard flock of hens. You may want fresh eggs, a little extra income from selling the extra eggs, and an organic way to control the pests in your yard and garden. Now...

Raising roosters can be a fun hobby when a new owner knows what to expect. Not all roosters are aggressive and difficult to manage. Taking good care of a rooster while he is a baby chick and...

The worst way to try and catch a chicken is to chase it round and round the run. Whether you catch it or not, you will certainly succeed in stressing the bird and it's egg laying ability will be...

Chicken owners of newly laying hens often find themselves asking, “How do I know if my chickens are laying fertile eggs?” Whether you want your chickens to raise a brood or to incubate your own,...

Female chickens, also called hens, lay eggs. Hens can lay eggs with or without a rooster present, although unfertilized eggs will never develop into a chick even if incubated. Chicken eggs are...

Every farm needs fresh farm eggs. And what could be fresher than raising your own flock of laying hens to provide you with plenty of eggs for breakfast and baking and some left over to sell at the...

The average age for hens to begin laying is 5 to 7 months. Your hens will lay small eggs at first and will continue to lay larger ones as time goes on. Young hens will begin by laying one egg...

The Rock Cornish Game Hen was fist bred in 1950 in an attempt to replace the guinea hen—due to a farm fire a large flock of guinea hens were lost. The Cornish Game Hen is a product of...

Predators of all kinds(neighbors dogs,coyotes,hawks,etc) can easily damage and minimize your flock of hens and roosters,unless certain steps are taken to keep them safe.

If you have a bit of space on a small farm, you can raise laying hens for farm-fresh eggs of your own. While the chickens do take a bit of work, you can count on having eggs so fresh that no...

Raising chickens is a simple hobby that provides eggs and meat for you and fertilizer for your garden. Like all animals, chickens require suitable housing. You can build a coop for your chickens...