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Raising Chickens

Thoughts, ideas and help for raising chickens.
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Most chicken farmers know that as winter approaches, egg laying decreases. But there are also other times during the year that we might see a fluctuation in egg production and wonder what is going on? Let’s explore some of the things that can affect a hen’s egg production. #eggs #chickens #egg-laying #hens Laying Hens, Egg Laying, Surrogate Mom, Meat Birds, Garden Helpers, Egg Production, Chicken Runs, Raising Chickens, Baby Chicks
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Most chicken farmers know that as winter approaches, egg laying decreases. But there are also other times during the year that we might see a fluctuation in egg production and wonder what is going on? Let’s explore some of the things that can affect a hen’s egg production. #eggs #chickens #egg-laying #hens
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
Gathering at the “watering hole”. Chickens are social animals and enjoy chatting with one another. All those cackles, chortles, squawks, purrs, growls and crows have meaning. It’s our chicken’s way of communicating with the world around them. #chickens #hens #roosters #chicks #chickentalk #roostercrow #cackle #backyardchickens #backyardpoultry #hobbyfarm #chickenfarmer #hobbyfarmer #farmanimals #farm #hobbyfarmingatitsfinest Backyard Poultry, Chickens Backyard, Hen House, Hobby Farms, Cluck, Purring, Hens, Farm Animals
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Gathering at the “watering hole”. Chickens are social animals and enjoy chatting with one another. All those cackles, chortles, squawks, purrs, growls and crows have meaning. It’s our chicken’s way of communicating with the world around them. #chickens #hens #roosters #chicks #chickentalk #roostercrow #cackle #backyardchickens #backyardpoultry #hobbyfarm #chickenfarmer #hobbyfarmer #farmanimals #farm #hobbyfarmingatitsfinest
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
You know you’re a chicken farmer if you have a basket of eggs shells drying in your sink so that you can crush them up and feed them back to your hens. Calcium is an important part of a hens diet to ensure not only strong egg shells, but strong bones as well. #hen #hens #calcium #eggshells #chickens #strongeggshells #hobbyfarm #hobbyfarming #hobbyfarmer #farmanimals #farm #farmers Chicken Garden, Chicken Feed, Canned Chicken, Chicken Eggs, Strong Bones, Calcium Carbonate
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Calcium Carbonate
You know you’re a chicken farmer if you have a basket of eggs shells drying in your sink so that you can crush them up and feed them back to your hens. Calcium is an important part of a hens diet to ensure not only strong egg shells, but strong bones as well. #hen #hens #calcium #eggshells #chickens #strongeggshells #hobbyfarm #hobbyfarming #hobbyfarmer #farmanimals #farm #farmers
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
Just a guy watching over his gal. I am amazed at how attentive and caring roosters can be. You always hear about how aggressive they are, but watching them, they watch over their hen, share goodies, protect, and sometimes even help to care for the baby chicks. #hens #roosters #chickens #chickenaggression #backyardchickens #backyardpoultry #hobbyfarm ##farmher #farm #chickenfarm Chicken Farm, Roosters
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Just a guy watching over his gal. I am amazed at how attentive and caring roosters can be. You always hear about how aggressive they are, but watching them, they watch over their hen, share goodies, protect, and sometimes even help to care for the baby chicks. #hens #roosters #chickens #chickenaggression #backyardchickens #backyardpoultry #hobbyfarm ##farmher #farm #chickenfarm
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
Are you aware that there is a difference between oyster and and chicken grit? They perform two different jobs and our birds need both! #chicken #chicks #chickenhealth #calcium #hobbyfarm #farmer Chicken Eating, Pet Chickens, Oyster Shells, Egg Shells, Compost Bucket, Chicken Nesting Boxes, Chicken Health
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Are you aware that there is a difference between oyster and and chicken grit? They perform two different jobs and our birds need both! #chicken #chicks #chickenhealth #calcium #hobbyfarm #farmer
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
Two of my little Ameraucanas. Getting brave enough to experience the great outdoors! ...and the bigger hens. They are still trying to establish their spot in the pecking order. #chcikens #chick #chicks #backyardchickens #backyardpoultry #ameraucana #hobbyfarm #hobbyfarmer #farmher #farmer #farmanimals #blueegglayer Cool Things To Make, Old Things, Pekin Duck, Drawing Blood, Pecking Order, Nature Words, Blue Eggs
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Two of my little Ameraucanas. Getting brave enough to experience the great outdoors! ...and the bigger hens. They are still trying to establish their spot in the pecking order. #chcikens #chick #chicks #backyardchickens #backyardpoultry #ameraucana #hobbyfarm #hobbyfarmer #farmher #farmer #farmanimals #blueegglayer
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
Fall is a great time of year for animals. Gardens are nearing the end and it’s time for yard clean up. Farm animals are the perfect helpers for cleaning up excess garden produce and plant trimmings. #garden #gardening #farmanimals #cleanup #farming #goats #chickens #pumpkin Raising Goats, Local Pumpkin Patch, Fall Clean Up, Animal Help, Chicken Breeds, Large Animals, Camping & Hiking, Wild Birds
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Fall is a great time of year for animals. Gardens are nearing the end and it’s time for yard clean up. Farm animals are the perfect helpers for cleaning up excess garden produce and plant trimmings. #garden #gardening #farmanimals #cleanup #farming #goats #chickens #pumpkin
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
This old gal is teaching these young ones what is good to eat and what is not. All social animal groups have a hierarchy, or pecking order. It’s just a part of nature. These hierarchies help to establish order in the group and the leader is usually responsible for finding food and protecting the others. Establishing a pecking order can seem brutal and generally involves bullying, biting, pecking, head butting... #chickens #goats #hobbyfarm #farmer #farmanimals #hierarchy This Old Gal
This Old Gal
This old gal is teaching these young ones what is good to eat and what is not. All social animal groups have a hierarchy, or pecking order. It’s just a part of nature. These hierarchies help to establish order in the group and the leader is usually responsible for finding food and protecting the others. Establishing a pecking order can seem brutal and generally involves bullying, biting, pecking, head butting... #chickens #goats #hobbyfarm #farmer #farmanimals #hierarchy
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
These two hens shared a nesting box and hatched two chicks. They are great examples of co-parenting! I have noticed that many of the feed stores have chicks in the stores this fall. Raising fall chicks whether by hand or by hen will provide for an earlier egg supply. Chicks hatched in September will begin laying by about February. Thinking about some chicks? Read on.... #hens #chicks #chickens #backyardpoultry #farmanimals #hobbyfarm #farm #farmer #poultry #backyardchickens Bald Eagle, Farmer, Laying
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These two hens shared a nesting box and hatched two chicks. They are great examples of co-parenting! I have noticed that many of the feed stores have chicks in the stores this fall. Raising fall chicks whether by hand or by hen will provide for an earlier egg supply. Chicks hatched in September will begin laying by about February. Thinking about some chicks? Read on.... #hens #chicks #chickens #backyardpoultry #farmanimals #hobbyfarm #farm #farmer #poultry #backyardchickens
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
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Preening is a very important daily task for chickens. Here is a new mom teaching her little ones the art of taking a dust bath! Read to find out more about preening. #chicken #chickens #chicks #preening #dustbath #feather #featherhealth #hens #hen #hobbyfarm #hobbyfarming #hobbyfarmer #farmher #farmanimals #farm Chicken Mom, Crazy Chicken Lady, Keeping Chickens, Farm Animal Videos, Funny Animal Videos
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Preening is a very important daily task for chickens. Here is a new mom teaching her little ones the art of taking a dust bath! Read to find out more about preening. #chicken #chickens #chicks #preening #dustbath #feather #featherhealth #hens #hen #hobbyfarm #hobbyfarming #hobbyfarmer #farmher #farmanimals #farm
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
More and more people are keeping chickens as pets. As our hens get older and don’t lay very many eggs anymore, do their nutritional needs change? #chicken #hens #chickenfeed #hobbyfarm #farmers #farmanimals #eggs #protein #calcium Buff Orpington Chickens, Black Oil Sunflower Seeds, Good Sources Of Calcium, Goat Herding, Chicken Diy
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More and more people are keeping chickens as pets. As our hens get older and don’t lay very many eggs anymore, do their nutritional needs change? #chicken #hens #chickenfeed #hobbyfarm #farmers #farmanimals #eggs #protein #calcium
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
Even though summer is waning, we still have some warm days ahead. Making sure your animal has plenty of water is so important. Animals can live without food for a few days, but will dehydrate quickly in warm weather without water. So how much does your animal drink everyday? Read to find out more.... #water #drinking #farmanimals #goats #chickens #horses #rabbits #stayhydrated #dogs #hobbyfarm #hobbyfarming #hobbyfarmer #farmher #farm #animalfarm Raising Rabbits, Clean Water, Fresh Water, Water Trough, Mini Farm, Horse Owner, Much
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Even though summer is waning, we still have some warm days ahead. Making sure your animal has plenty of water is so important. Animals can live without food for a few days, but will dehydrate quickly in warm weather without water. So how much does your animal drink everyday? Read to find out more.... #water #drinking #farmanimals #goats #chickens #horses #rabbits #stayhydrated #dogs #hobbyfarm #hobbyfarming #hobbyfarmer #farmher #farm #animalfarm
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
Not much more pathetic looking than a rooster going through a molt. They don’t look macho and elegant, but more pathetic and silly. This is the time of year that all,chickens will go through a process known as molting. They lose all their old, worn out feathers and grown new, fluffy ones in preparation for the colder weather that’s on its way! It’s like putting on a new winter coat #molting #chickens #chicken #rooster #gettingreadyforwinter #farmanimals #hobbyfarming #hobbyfarm #hobbyfarmer Feathered, Help Me, Ducks, Winter Coat
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Not much more pathetic looking than a rooster going through a molt. They don’t look macho and elegant, but more pathetic and silly. This is the time of year that all,chickens will go through a process known as molting. They lose all their old, worn out feathers and grown new, fluffy ones in preparation for the colder weather that’s on its way! It’s like putting on a new winter coat #molting #chickens #chicken #rooster #gettingreadyforwinter #farmanimals #hobbyfarming #hobbyfarm #hobbyfarmer
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
Broody is the term used to describe a hen who decides she wants to sit on and hatch a clutch of eggs. She wants to be a momma! So why does a hen go broody? Visit my website to find out more... #chicken #poultry #birds #chicks #eggs #hatchingeggs #incubator #farmanimals #farmers #chickens Chicken Flock, Chicken Coop, Broody, Hatching Eggs, Systems Biology, Bantam
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Broody is the term used to describe a hen who decides she wants to sit on and hatch a clutch of eggs. She wants to be a momma! So why does a hen go broody? Visit my website to find out more... #chicken #poultry #birds #chicks #eggs #hatchingeggs #incubator #farmanimals #farmers #chickens
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
You hear a lot about whether or not your flock can eat dairy products. If you feed them leftovers do you need to pick the cheese out? If you accidentally give them milk are they going to die? Read my post for more info on dairy products for chickens. #chicken #dairy #cheese #milk #chickens #poultry #duck #backyardchickens Chicken Milk, Milk Nutrition, Pet Vet, Free Range Chickens, Nutrient Rich Foods
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You hear a lot about whether or not your flock can eat dairy products. If you feed them leftovers do you need to pick the cheese out? If you accidentally give them milk are they going to die? Read my post for more info on dairy products for chickens. #chicken #dairy #cheese #milk #chickens #poultry #duck #backyardchickens
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
Are you looking to add blue to your daily collection of eggs? Read on to learn more about who lays blue eggs and why! #chicken #eggs #blue #color #chickens #blueeggs #feather #eggshells White Eggs, Egg Laying Chickens, Different Breeds Of Chickens, Olive Egger, Easter Eggers, Brown Eggs
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Are you looking to add blue to your daily collection of eggs? Read on to learn more about who lays blue eggs and why! #chicken #eggs #blue #color #chickens #blueeggs #feather #eggshells
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
Treat time appears to be an exciting time for my chickens and I’m sure it is for your birds too! What are some things we should know about treats for our birds? #chicken #chickentreats #treats #farmers #birds #poultryfarm Nutritious Snacks, Healthy Treats, Shelled Peanuts, Chicken Treats, Poultry Farm, Weed Seeds, Bird Seed
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Treat time appears to be an exciting time for my chickens and I’m sure it is for your birds too! What are some things we should know about treats for our birds? #chicken #chickentreats #treats #farmers #birds #poultryfarm
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
A chicken is considered a prey animal, therefore, their 2 most important senses for survival are sight and hearing. Check out my post to learn more about your chicken’s 5 senses. #chicken #farmanimals #hobbyfarm #senses #hearing Prey Animals, Learned Behaviors, Sense Of Sight, Types Of Animals
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A chicken is considered a prey animal, therefore, their 2 most important senses for survival are sight and hearing. Check out my post to learn more about your chicken’s 5 senses. #chicken #farmanimals #hobbyfarm #senses #hearing
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
A calcium deficiency in your hen’s diet will likely result in soft or thin shelled eggs and the possibility of rickets or osteoporosis. Who would have thought that a chicken could get osteoporosis! Read on to find out more about your hen’s need for calcium. #chicken #egg #hen #calcium #eggshells Home Remedies, Natural Remedies, Weak Bones, Types Of Yogurt, Hemoglobin Levels, Calcium Deficiency, Muscle Twitching, Stronger Teeth
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A calcium deficiency in your hen’s diet will likely result in soft or thin shelled eggs and the possibility of rickets or osteoporosis. Who would have thought that a chicken could get osteoporosis! Read on to find out more about your hen’s need for calcium. #chicken #egg #hen #calcium #eggshells
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
The answer to that question is a resounding YES! Eggs are an excellent source of protein and make a great treat for chickens. #eggs #chicken #henhouse #protein #chickentreats #farmanimals #farmers #hobbyfarm Common Birds, Healthy Supplements, Sick Dog, Baby Goats
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The answer to that question is a resounding YES! Eggs are an excellent source of protein and make a great treat for chickens. #eggs #chicken #henhouse #protein #chickentreats #farmanimals #farmers #hobbyfarm
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
An egg that has been fertilized and laid, can remain in a state of suspension, under proper conditions, for approximately 7 days and still remain viable to incubate and hatch. After day 7 the hatch-ability begins to decline. This gives a hen time to accumulate her clutch of eggs, then incubate them so they will all hatch at approximately the same time…within a day or two of one another… #eggs #chicken #chickeneggs #farmanimals #poultry #hens #chicks Chicken Chick, Egg Facts, Time To Eat
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An egg that has been fertilized and laid, can remain in a state of suspension, under proper conditions, for approximately 7 days and still remain viable to incubate and hatch. After day 7 the hatch-ability begins to decline. This gives a hen time to accumulate her clutch of eggs, then incubate them so they will all hatch at approximately the same time…within a day or two of one another… #eggs #chicken #chickeneggs #farmanimals #poultry #hens #chicks
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
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Roosters are born to protect their hens, and apparently their offspring as well. Watch what this rooster does as a rabbit runs too close to this rooster’s detail. #chicken #rooster #chicks #farmanimals #farm Baby Chickens, Chickens And Roosters, Animals And Pets, Funny Animals, Beautiful Chickens, Funny Animal Pictures
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Roosters are born to protect their hens, and apparently their offspring as well. Watch what this rooster does as a rabbit runs too close to this rooster’s detail. #chicken #rooster #chicks #farmanimals #farm
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
After enduring 21 days on her nest inside a hot tire, this Bantam momma was successful in hatching 5 baby chicks! What dedication! They are so fun to watch. Some things to consider if you are thinking about raising baby chicks: https://theheartyhenhouse.com/2018/12/28/thinking-about-some-chicks/ #chick #chicks #hen #chicken #chickens #raisingchicks #bantams #cute #chickensofinstagtam #backyardchickens #backyardpoultry #eggs #hatchingeggs #nest #hobbyfarm #hobbyfarmer #farmanimals #farm #farmer Hen Chicken, Chicken Coops, Raising Baby
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After enduring 21 days on her nest inside a hot tire, this Bantam momma was successful in hatching 5 baby chicks! What dedication! They are so fun to watch. Some things to consider if you are thinking about raising baby chicks: https://theheartyhenhouse.com/2018/12/28/thinking-about-some-chicks/ #chick #chicks #hen #chicken #chickens #raisingchicks #bantams #cute #chickensofinstagtam #backyardchickens #backyardpoultry #eggs #hatchingeggs #nest #hobbyfarm #hobbyfarmer #farmanimals #farm #farmer
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
Tossing rice at the end of the wedding is meant to symbolize rain, which is said to be a sign of prosperity, fertility and good fortune. In more recent years, bird seed has replaced rice because some folks believed that rice was bad for birds. You can still find evidence of this myth circulating on the internet today, when in fact, rice makes a good treat for chickens! #rice #chickens #chicken #ducks #geese #wildbirds #tossingrice #birdseed #hobbyfarm #hobbyfarming #hobbyfarmer #farm #farmer Chicken Rice, Spanish Rice, Good Sources Of Protein
Chicken Rice
Spanish Rice
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Tossing rice at the end of the wedding is meant to symbolize rain, which is said to be a sign of prosperity, fertility and good fortune. In more recent years, bird seed has replaced rice because some folks believed that rice was bad for birds. You can still find evidence of this myth circulating on the internet today, when in fact, rice makes a good treat for chickens! #rice #chickens #chicken #ducks #geese #wildbirds #tossingrice #birdseed #hobbyfarm #hobbyfarming #hobbyfarmer #farm #farmer
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens
I finally hopped on the feed fermentation bandwagon and I learned a few interesting things about grains, seeds and legumes and the whole fermentation process. Check out my post to learn why I think fermenting feed might just be a really good thing. What have been your experiences with fermenting animal feed? #feed #animalfeed #fermentation #chickens #ducks #goats #rabbits #animalhealth #animalnutrition #farmanimals #grains #seeds #legumes #farmers #health Rabbit Feeding, Feeding Goats, Muscovy Duck, Urban Chickens, Spoilage, Animal Nutrition
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I finally hopped on the feed fermentation bandwagon and I learned a few interesting things about grains, seeds and legumes and the whole fermentation process. Check out my post to learn why I think fermenting feed might just be a really good thing. What have been your experiences with fermenting animal feed? #feed #animalfeed #fermentation #chickens #ducks #goats #rabbits #animalhealth #animalnutrition #farmanimals #grains #seeds #legumes #farmers #health
The Hearty Hen House
The Hearty Hen House
Raising Chickens