When you raise laying hens getting your first egg will be super eggciting (sorry, couldn’t help it)! Chickens take a little longer to lay than most people realize and their laying is somewhat feed, light, and weather dependent. Here are a few facts to help you wait it out: Signs chickens are about to lay […] Read More
Nutrena Country Feed – Cheap Chicken Feed Experiment
I am running a chicken feed experiment where I am calculating the average consumption for each type of feed (Purina, Big Sky, O’Nate, and Nutrena). My goal is to determine if lower quality feeds have a higher consumption rate and are wasted more (because of the fillers). The third feed I looked at is Nutrena […] Read More
Cost of Keeping Chickens for Eggs
It can be hard to decide what animals you would to include on your homestead. Most people do not have enough acreage to have a full-scale farm so you have to determine what is worth the space. The cost of keeping chickens and other homestead animals might influence your decision Do you want horses, cows, […] Read More