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Getting Your Chickens to Get Along
Learn about steps you can take to make adding new chickens to your flock a smooth and stress reducing process.
Keeping Your Chicks from Getting Sick: Top Health Concerns
It’s always good to at least be aware of these common chick health concerns.
How to Pick the Best Baby Chicks
Here are some tips on what to look for and how to decide what chicks are right for you to get your own Chick Days going in the right direction.
Top Reasons to be a Chicken Keeper
No matter why you choose to raise chickens, there’s a breed that will be perfect for you!
Feeding Dairy-Beef Cross Calves for Top Performance
Over the past few years, dairy farms have been benefiting from crossbreeding their dairy cows to beef bulls. Angus bulls are usually the breed of choice in these programs, however, I have seen a variety of other beef breed bulls used with similar results. When compared to straight bred Holstein…
Tips for Using EnergiLass® With Your Cow Herd
EnergiLass® offers self-fed protein and/or mineral blocks to make supplementing your cattle easy. Here are 5 tips to help make your supplement program work for you.
Winter Bunk and Pen Management
Feeding cattle in winter weather presents a variety of challenges. Not only do we have a variety of forms of precipitation with which to deal, but we can have wild barometric swings that can have a large influence on feed intake.
Winterizing Your Chicken Coop and Run
While chickens are extremely cold hardy and do well in most climates there are a few things you can do to keep your birds more comfortable during the winter months. Continue reading to learn a few tips and tricks to winterize your chicken coop and run.
What to Expect When You’re Eggspecting
Between 18-22 weeks your hens should start laying eggs. Continue reading to learn the importance of providing the proper nutrition to your “eggspecting” hens and what you can expect before, during, and after.
Pros and Cons of Raising Fall Baby Chicks
Deciding what time of year to order and receive your baby chicks can be a difficult decision and depends heavily on your local climate and the resources you have available at home. This article discusses several factors you should consider when making the decision to raise chicks in the fall.
The Fall Molt
Each fall, starting when chickens are about 18 months old, chickens lose their feathers and grow shiny new ones in preparation for winter. Read to find out what to look for and what to expect as the molting season approaches.
Keep Your Feathered Friends Cool This Summer
As the temperature rises it is important that you understand the different needs of your feathered friends. Heat exhaustion is a very real thing and can happen quickly within your flock. Continue reading to learn how your flock stays cool and what you can do to help.