LIGHT: Many things can cause hens to stop laying eggs, but the primary reason is decreasing day length. Hens need a minimum of 17 hours of daylight to sustain strong production. If you don’t provide your hens with supplemental light, they will naturally stop laying eggs when daylight drops below 12 hours per day. Hens may […]
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Chicken Chat: Why do hens stop laying?
Tuesday, June 16th, 20153 – 7 Month Chickens
Wednesday, May 20th, 2015Keeping chickens, 3 months Chickens become sexually mature between 4 and 6 months of age. With proper care and excellent nutrition the first egg is laid soon. You should still be feeding Purina® Start & Grow® Recipe to your birds. A layer diet should not be fed until 18 weeks of age because of the high calcium […]
2015 Texas 4-H Roundup
Monday, April 27th, 2015This year’s Texas 4-H Roundup comes to College Station, Texas at Texas A&M University on June 8-11, 2015. Texas 4-H Roundup is a qualifying and invitational event for youth between the ages of 11 and 18 that have successfully placed in a qualifying event at the district level or signed up to compete in an invitational event […]
6 Week Old Chicks
Friday, March 20th, 2015Keeping chickens, week 6 Between 6 and 8 weeks of age, your chicks will be much larger and will need twice the amount of floor space they started with. It’s also time to start thinking about moving your chicks from the brooder to more permanent living quarters outside. If the temperature is mild and the chicks […]
Chicken Behavioral Issues
Monday, March 16th, 2015There are two major behavioral problems that backyard poultry owners must address at the first appearance. Both can be caused and cured by management practices. EGG EATING: Egg eating generally occurs when a hen finds a broken egg, tastes it, likes it and begins searching for other broken eggs, then learns to break them herself. […]
4-5 Week Old Chicks
Saturday, February 28th, 2015Keeping chickens, weeks 4-5 Your babies are growing up! By weeks four and five, you begin noticing that your chicks’ fluffy appearance slowly disappears and their fuzzy down is replaced with feathers of a mature bird. Chicks will usually be fully feathered by 5 to 6 weeks of age. You also observe their wattles and combs […]
Ten Spring Maintenance Tips
Thursday, February 26th, 2015It’s time to awaken your STIHL equipment from its winter slumber. Before you pull your tools out of storage and put them to work, make sure you’ve prepared them for your spring workload. This checklist of proper maintenance tips will help get your equipment out of hibernation and ready to run. NOTE: For a comprehensive […]
Keep Calm and Spring Forward
Monday, February 16th, 2015It’s time to “spring forward” and gain an extra hour of sunlight. It also means you’ll lose an hour of sleep! Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 8, 2015. Remember to set your clocks forward 1 hour before you head to bed on Saturday, March 7th.
2-3 Week Old Chicks
Monday, February 16th, 2015Keeping chickens, weeks 2-3 With a clean brooder, fresh feed and clean water, your chicks are settled in and off to a good start by weeks two and three. It’s time to enjoy them. Chicks are very social and will provide hours of entertainment. You will see their unique personalities emerge as each day goes by […]
Your Chickens’ New Home
Wednesday, January 28th, 2015Before you pick up your first birds, you need to prepare their new home. The needs and requirements will vary depending on the type of birds, number of birds and age you are starting them. Chicks need one to two square feet of floor space per chick during their first 6 weeks of age. Ducklings, […]
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