Pin2ShareShareTweet2 SharesOne of my least favorite chores is watering chickens in winter. All the de-thawing and re-filling chicken water containers when my hands are wet and cold despite wearing gloves. Even in the double walled barn the temps drop below freezing and that means various trips to and from the house to thaw the ice.… Continue reading Best Chicken Waterer for Winter
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Choosing the Best Age of Your First Chickens
Pin1ShareShareTweet1 Shares I previously shared questions to ask as you decide on specific chicken breeds in the blog post titled What Chicken are Right for You. Today’s post takes you on the next step. When deciding on chickens that are for sale, there are 4 different growth stages to choose from, hatching eggs, chicks, juvenile or… Continue reading Choosing the Best Age of Your First Chickens
What Chickens are Right for You?
Pin3ShareShareTweet3 SharesThere are many factors to consider when choosing what breed or breeds of chickens are right for your flock. That sounds exciting, doesn’t it? Your Flock. Here are a few questions to ask yourself when deciding what chicken breeds are right for you. You will also find brief corresponding points to aid in making… Continue reading What Chickens are Right for You?
Put Your Chickens to Work on the Homestead
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesChickens offer two readily known assets to a homestead in producing eggs and meat. I have found a third use for chickens here on CG Heartbeats Farm. While I am likely not the first to do so, in this post I share how I have put chickens to work on the homestead. Humble Beginnings… Continue reading Put Your Chickens to Work on the Homestead
Introducing the Lemon Flower Chicken Breed
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesThe Lemon Flower chicken breed developed over the last few years as I sought to use what I had and work within my limits when I struggled with reproducing Lemon Cuckoo Niederrheiner chickens. When this process started, I was not sure how the process was going to unfold. For the first time I share… Continue reading Introducing the Lemon Flower Chicken Breed
5 year Challenge Raising Lemon Cuckoo Niederrheiner Chickens
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesIn the fall of 2016, after purchasing Swedish Flower Hens, I found these gorgeous, dual-purpose chickens called Lemon Cuckoo Niederrhiener. Newly imported only 2 years prior, to the United States, they sold for around $30 a chick. My homesteading journey was just beginning and the prospect of selling baby chicks for such a price… Continue reading 5 year Challenge Raising Lemon Cuckoo Niederrheiner Chickens
How to Batch Hatching Baby Chickens
Pin4ShareShareTweet4 SharesI would like to share with you where my idea came from to batch the job of hatching baby chickens. I will continue to improve The ideas I share here will communicate the basics of my current process. What is Batching ? Batching a writer’s work load is a concept I learned about as… Continue reading How to Batch Hatching Baby Chickens
Gift Guide for Chicken Owners
Pin2ShareShareTweet2 SharesDo you need gift ideas for the chicken owners in your life? My Gift Guide for Chicken Owners shares 15 ideas I picked. I had fun putting this list together. As a backyard chicken owner, I would enjoy any of these items. No worries if the person you shop for lives in town or… Continue reading Gift Guide for Chicken Owners
Janoel 12 Incubator Review and Helpful Tips
Pin3ShareShareTweet3 SharesRead what I like and do not like about the Janoel 12 Incubator. I share a few tips I have used to help this incubator work for me. While I have used different incubators, I have found the Janoel 12 to be my go to incubator right now. To be open here, I have… Continue reading Janoel 12 Incubator Review and Helpful Tips
Hatching Baby Chicks
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesDo you know what you need to hatch your own baby chicks? If not, read on. If items you will need may be obvious, may I encourage you to give thought to a few details when preparing to incubate chicken eggs. 4 Items to Hatch Baby Chicks Hatching Eggs Egg Candler Incubator Brooder (for… Continue reading Hatching Baby Chicks