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Reply The coronavirus pandemic has fed our desire to moonlight as amateur chicken keepers. Here are five things to know before starting your own flock. (Shutterstock / Bilanol) ACROSS AMERICA — Raising backyard chickens has become increasingly popular in urban and suburban neighborhoods throughout the United States. Whether its for eggs, meat, a side gig selling eggs, or a new way to keep pets, Americans cant seem to get enough of their tiny flocks of feathered friends. In fact, the coronavir...

Hobby Farms Pecking Order Changes Can Present Problems For Keepers When changes occur in a flocks pecking order, it can create chaos in the coop. There are potential remedies, but sometimes the answer is elusive. 143 views PHOTO: Kirsten Bühne/Pexels My wife, Chris, and I’s Easter Egger hen, Frittata, just could not bear to have Carbonara anywhere near her. This was strange because Frittata is the smallest of our hens a...

Family have Easter cracked after hatching five chicks from eggs Jenny Aindow said it was amazing to watch them the chicks slowly hatch Theia and Heidi holding the chicks (Image: PA Real Life) Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newslette...

Hobby Farms Getting Started: Buying Your First Flock Of Baby Chicks Youve decided you want chickens and have picked your breed(s)—but how do you actually get baby chicks? Here are some pointers for starting your flock. 1.9K views PHOTO: Stefano Zocca/Unsplash After numerous discarded lists and many hours of research, review and discussion, you have finally settled on the breed (or breeds) of chicken for your backyard floc...

Hobby Farms Getting Started: Which Chicken Breeds Meet Your Poultry Purposes? What kind of hens should you get? It really depends on your personal needs, as different chicken breeds provide different things (especially egg frequency). 2.4K views PHOTO: Andy M./Pixabay So you’ve checked with your town hall’s ordinance director—and quite possibly your neighbors—and you are legally in the clear when it comes to chicke...

Hobby Farms Quiet Chickens? These Breeds Are Great For Backyards If you live in an urban or suburban homestead, consider giving some of these quiet breeds a try (or maybe your neighbors will want you to!). 5.6K views PHOTO: polish_chicken/Shutterstock Backyard chickens have become so popular that many towns and cities are now allowing residents to keep small flocks. These municipalities usually limit the chickens to hens, ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The newest member of the therapy team at Generations Behavioral Health-Youngstown is a chicken from Bazetta who lays blue eggs. Stella — a breed known as an Easter Egger for laying blue, green and pink eggs — was drafted onto the team after COVID-19 restrictions closed the door on therapy dogs. The 3-year-old hen with amber eyes, black-highlighted reddish-brown feathers and fuzzy “chipmunk cheeks” tufts rides on shoulders like a four-pound parakeet or snuggles into laps ...