So, you'd like to get started raising chickens? Be sure you're ready to commit! Here's the first post of a beginner's guide. Let's "start from scratch," so to speak.
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Interested in raising chickens? Here’s our Raising Chickens 101 series—a beginner’s guide in 6 chapters. We’ll talk about how to get started raising chickens, choosing a chicken breed, building a coop, raising chicks, chicken care, collecting and storing eggs, and more. The author, Elizabeth Creith, has fifteen years of experience keeping chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys on her farm in Northern Ontario. She currently dreams of a new flock of fancy chickens!
Raising Chickens 101: How to Get Started
November 18, 2011
Raising Chickens 101: Choosing a Breed
February 13, 2012
Choosing a chicken breed is important. Here's the second post in a beginner's guide series to finding the right chicken breed for you.
read moreRaising Chickens 101: Building a Backyard Coop
February 20, 2012
Learn how to build your own chicken coop for your backyard. Here's beginner's guide to building a poultry palace!
read moreRaising Chickens 101: Bring Up Baby Chicks
February 27, 2012
Want to learn how to raise baby chicks? Here's a beginner's guide to bringing up baby!
read moreRaising Chickens 101: Collecting, Cleaning, and Storing Chicken Eggs
February 28, 2012
Raising chickens for eggs? Let's talk about how to collect, clean, store, and hatch chicken eggs in this fifth installment of our Raising Chickens 101 series.
read moreRaising Chickens 101: When Chickens Stop Laying Eggs
February 29, 2012
Learn what to do when your chickens stop laying eggs. The final chapter in the oval of life.
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