With cold winter here, local farmers and Billerica's Animal Control officer are often asked how to care for one of the most popular suburban species, the backyard chicken. “As farms are disappearing ...

Here are three things you must do to prevent eggs from freezing in winter (for backyard chicken keepers), plus safe things you can do with frozen eggs if you find them. Nothing’s more disappointing ...

(BPT) - When winter approaches, you probably take steps to prepare your home — insulating water pipes, sealing windows and doors, or covering and storing outdoor furniture. If you’ve also been ...

Wondering what to feed chickens in winter? After 10 years of raising chickens in Iowa where winter temperatures regularly ...

Keeping laying hens productive through the winter months means keeping them well fed, well watered, healthy and comfortable. Here is a checklist developed by experts to assist the backyard grower in ...

EAST TEXAS - Keeping laying hens productive through the winter months means keeping them well-fed, well-watered, healthy, and comfortable. Below is a checklist developed by experts to assist the ...

Just when you think your chickens are done being freeloaders, there are a bunch of food changes and supplements to consider. Up until 20 weeks, chicks are considered to be in the grower/starter stage.

CORVALLIS – Care for chickens correctly and they’ll reward you with cartons full of fresh eggs. Get it wrong and the eggs stop coming. The good news is that getting it right isn’t difficult, said Jim ...