Tag: bringing chicks home

Shopping for baby chicks comes with its own vocabulary. Terms like pullet, cockerel, straight run, hen, and rooster may seem simple once you have been raising chickens for a while, but they can be confusing when you are building your first flock.

As the frost of winter melts away and the first green shoots of spring make their appearance, many of us start to feel the itch for new beginnings. For those considering entering the rewarding journey of backyard chicken keeping, there couldn’t be a more perfect time than spring to start. The season of renewal is… Read more »