Backyard Chickens and Super Immune Stock

Written on May 16, 2010 at 1:01 pm, by admin in Blog

mama hen and her chicks

Part of our continuing quest for a more sustainable homestead is adding chickens to our family. Our family recently swelled to a record 53 members now that we have 50 chickens! We purchased some additional chicks this year to add to our other 8 working ladies; other chicks were gifted to us and raised by their mom as shown here. What a difference there is in the chicks raised under a lamp and those who had the warmth, protection and instruction of a parent! Nature sure does know what its doing. However, for the time being we have chosen to keep a rooster free coop. (more…)