Raising chickens in your backyard

by Rex Trulove

Why would you want to raise chickens in the first place? After all, you can buy eggs and packaged chicken in the store. There are some great reasons and tips for raising them, though. Probably the first would be the mon...read more

by Eve Redstone

Chickens make an ideal backyard pet. They take little real care in terms of time spent on them but give hours of fun, and eggs too. To get my chickens I usually rescue them from a factory farm. These chickens are so gr...read more

by Lin Edwards

Raising back yard chickens is the best thing I've ever done, and I can't imagine life without my 'chooks' now. Here are some tips about raising chickens, from my own experiences. THE HEN HOUSE If you're going to ke...read more

by Dayle Hall

Where Do I Get Chickens From? Good question, because you don't exactly see chickens for sale in pet shops now do you? We got most of our chickens from battery farms, quite often in our local paper, they advertise chickens...read more

by Brenda Morris

There is nothing more beautiful than hearing a rooster crow in the morning. It brings a smile to your face and you know that the day has begun. I ordered 25 Buff Orpingtons because they are great layers and are non-aggre...read more

by Holle Abee

We raised chickens next to our house for years, and I really miss them. Now that we live in the city, we can't heve them. Raising chickens isn't hard at all once you lay the groundwork. A lot of folks let their chickens...read more

by Renee Adams

How to Raise Chicks Chicks are not hard to raise, but like any animal, they do require a certain amount of care. It is easy for a chick to die if the owner is not prepared to raise one. Hopefully, this guide will help p...read more

by Cynthia Wall

The Year(s) of the Chicken June: We have moved to the country! As a child growing up in L.A., I dreamed of having a farm. I buy a book on raising chickens. My husband I decide we can convert our 100 year old barn into ...read more

by Pat Lunsford

Roosters and hens are chickens and relatively inexpensive to raise. Basically, all they need is a shelter to roost. You can make it elaborate, but all we had for our twelve chickens was a small shed with a shelf. We stretc...read more

by Lesley Allen

One of my favorite interests is keeping chickens. It is very rewarding and great fun. Until I kept chickens myself I had no idea how entertaining they could be. Chickens are interesting to watch, friendly, and relativel...read more

by Barbara A. Black

For years, my ex and I had chickens in the back yard. Actually, they were in a pen, and the yard was at the back end of the house, but even with the house from the road. (Our house was longer than wide, and the long side w...read more

by Cathy Perrins

Raising chickens in your backyard is a fun thing to do. They create mobile "yard art" which is a hoot to watch as well as providing eggs. In our backyard free range - well, "free backyard" - chickens eat all the big cent...read more

by Darren Brealey

Chickens are good people; they're friendly, funny and great company keeping them safe is paramount. The Girls, as I like to call them, bring so much to your home and garden, keeping you entertained for hours. The Girls al...read more

by Candace Williams

Nothing can beat a good fresh homegrown meal.Chickens can produce that for you.The two common reasons to raise chickens are for egg and meat production. Some people want both eggs and meat from their backyard flock. While ...read more

by L. Woodrow Ross

Before you undertake the task of raising chickens in your backyard, consider the special requirements and dedication that is required. You can purchase eggs and incubate them yourself, or purchase day old chicks. The da...read more

by S.Stacy

Raising chickens in your own back yard can be as rewarding or troublesome as you let it. Chickens can be just like a dog or cat and they do have personalities. I have a small 8x10 building which my spouse built for me a...read more

by Rosalie Stine

Raising chickens in our backyard was a rewarding experience. Back when our children were still at home I purchased several day old chicks in early spring. The children shivered with excitement the day they arrived. Each ...read more

by Joan Schaefer Richmond

Did you know that in some states grocery stores can keep eggs in storage for up to four months? That most commercial egg "factories" house more than a million birds per farm? You can imagine what kind of chicken life that ...read more

by Amy Byrd

We live in the country and had a chicken house when we moved in. It took us three years to get chickens. The first time we failed because the dogs we kept for the humane society broke in and killed every one we had. B...read more

by Karolyn Tredeau

Never having owned chickens before, I have been truly delighted and amazed at the things I have learned about them. They are so much fun to just sit and watch, and it's a great form of meditation. Hens are voracious....read more