Chickens Archives

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Facts Friday – November 20th

Did you know that chickens are not completely flightless? Chickens will fly short distances, usually in order to get over a fence or into a tree. In the picture the chicken doesn’t want to touch the snow, so she flew… Keep Reading

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Facts Friday – November 13th

We have another chicken/egg fact today! When collecting eggs for the day it is very easy to tell which eggs were laid most recently because a freshly laid egg is 105 fahrenheit! That’s one hot egg!… Keep Reading

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Facts Friday – November 6th

It takes a fertilized egg being held at 88 degrees (incubation with a broody hen or a incubator) for an extended period of time for an embro to start forming, and 21 days at this temperature for a chick to… Keep Reading

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Facts Friday – October 30th

Have you ever heard people talking about farm animals and been confused about the terminology they were using? With this week’s farm fact I’m here to help! Below you will find several terms used when describing the farm animals that… Keep Reading

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Facts Friday – October 23rd

Many people think that it is necessary to have a rooster with your hens in order to get eggs, but this isn’t true. Hens will lay with or without a rooster. Chickens lay eggs the same way humans ovulate, however… Keep Reading

Posted on September 21, 2015July 31, 2020 by Crystal

How the rest of our animals eat

Back in May I wrote a post about what we feed our goats (here). Since the products that come off of our farm come from the milk that our goats supply we felt that it was important that our customers… Keep Reading

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Crystal

Beating the Summer Heat

I love the heat! I’m comfortable even on the hottest days of the year… The cold is what I have trouble with (if you were following us last winter you are well aware of this!). The animals however don’t deal… Keep Reading

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Crystal

How to get a dark egg yolk

If you are a farmer or even just have a backyard chicken flock you understand the importance, and the satisfaction, of getting a dark egg yolk from your chicken! It’s an indication that your chickens are getting a healthy, nutrient… Keep Reading

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… July 17th

What goes into a dozen eggs? We learned earlier in the year that it takes 14 hours of sunlight for a chicken to make a single egg, but more than sunlight is needed… in fact it takes 4 pounds of… Keep Reading

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Crystal

Fun Farm Fact Friday… July 10th

Chickens are incredibly interesting animals to have on the farm. They have huge personalities and are so much fun to watch. Chickens have over 200 distinct noises they can make for communicating. This fact doesn’t surprise me at all. Ours… Keep Reading