Got a Chicken Story?

Do you have a story of your life with chickens? An amusing event? A heart warming tale? Please share your anecdotes in the comments below.

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Egg Anatomy and Why It Matters

The more you know about chicken egg anatomy, the more you can benefit from your eggs. Eggs are naturally covered with something called a cuticle or bloom. This cuticle protects the inside of the egg from any contaminants in the environment. An egg-shell can have as many as 17000 pores.

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Chickens – A Gardener’s Best Friend

Did you know that chicken manure is high in nitrogen, phosphorous and potash? So when you clean out your coop, don’t throw the litter away! Use it on your garden and you will reap wonderful rewards. In order to understand everything I am about to say, please go to www.backtoedenfilm.com and watch the…

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A Proper Home for Hens

The new Man on the farm, in one of A Little Chicken Secret stories, continues to surprise the animals. The Man’s most recent activity has the hens hoping that what he’s building is for them. The old Farmer never much cared about where the chickens roosted or laid their eggs or…

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My Tried and True Temporary Chick House

Whether you incubate eggs, pick up chicks locally or they arrive through the mail, you need to take care of some basics in order to properly care for your hatchlings.  Newly hatched chicks don’t need much but 3 things are essential: a clean and secure area heated to 95 degrees,…

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Something New on the Farm

When a new family moves onto the old farm, they don’t do things quite the same way the old farmer did. In a story about the first spring chicks to hatch after the new arrivals, the hens get a surprise and the whole farm gets involved in the speculation as to what the…

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Chick Days Are Almost Here!

This is the most exciting time of year for the chicken enthusiast or the beginning homesteader. It is such fun to bring home a new batch of chicks and see them run about the yard. Just like babies, everything is new for them and you get to enjoy their discoveries…

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Lessons From a Chicken

Do all lessons have to be learned the hard way? Well, for the Young Rooster in one of our A Little Chicken Secret stories, it seems to be that way. Despite the diligent warnings by his friend and companion, the Little Old Hen, the Young Rooster seems to keep getting himself…

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What’s Going On In There?

Have you ever wondered what is going on inside an incubated chicken egg? Sure, you can candle the eggs to see if they are developing, but that doesn’t really show you what’s going on. Every time we hatch chicks, I can’t help but be surprised anew by the amazing development…

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Time for Chicks?

  This is the time of year when I typically hatch out a new batch of chicks. Thinking ahead into spring, I know daily temperatures in the 70’s are coming.  At twelve weeks of age chicks can fully self-regulate their temperature and I would like for them to get as…

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