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Tag: laying hens

What Kind of Chicken is That?

Will they be good layers? I have to admit I am still a chicken breeding virgin, and it seems like the more I learn about chicken breeding the less I understand. Three things are certain. They eat and drink and sh*t.

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chicken breeds, chickens, chicks, hens, laying hens, rooster, white leghorn roosterLeave a Comment on What Kind of Chicken is That?April 14, 2016February 22, 2017 By Martha Mims

About that Incubator

My idea of what’s natural is pretty half baked when it comes to chickens. We’re in a compromised situation. In 2016 there is hardly such a thing as a “natural” chicken, that would just “naturally” sit on her eggs until they hatch.

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broody hen, chicken eggs, chicks, incubator, laying hens, raising chickens for meat, roosterLeave a Comment on About that IncubatorFebruary 23, 2016February 22, 2017 By Martha Mims

Hen Talk

I couldn’t tell you what it all means, but hens are not short on chicken talk. It seems that they have especially a lot to say when they are getting in, in, or getting out of a nesting box.

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laying hens3 Comments on Hen TalkFebruary 9, 2016February 22, 2017 By Martha Mims

Chicken Keeping Honeymoon

We are still excited enough about our eggs for the whole family to keep count of how many we collect each day. Today I collected eight for the first time.

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blue egg, keeping chickens, laying hens, new hampshire chickens, rhode island reds, white leghorn rooster5 Comments on Chicken Keeping HoneymoonOctober 9, 2013 By Martha Mims
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