Thankfully, our wonderful friend Kenny gave us a homemade brooding box that was much larger and could contain the chickens in our garage until we were able to build something more permanent.

The nesting material in our chicken nesting boxes was getting raked out leading ... Also in this video, I show my latest experiment of trying to use broody hens to hatch out quail eggs.

Knowledge of housing, brooding, and handling chicks safety makes raising poultry a rewarding experience. Before deciding to raise poultry, or any livestock, it is important to investigate local codes ...

Before your chicks come home, you’ll need to set up a brooder box. You can use wooden boxes or plastic totes. As tempting as it is, cardboard is NOT a good choice. It it will absorb all the moisture, ...

The ultimate source of energy for crucial activities such as cooking and heating, which involves heating process for poultry farmers brooding chicks in rural areas is burning wood and other ...

Under these conditions, active chicks disturb, and may direct feather pecks towards resting ones. A study performed by Bristol's research group found that on average, across observations taken at all ...