Articles by CarolJ

10 Health Precautions for Backyard Chicken Owners Note: This page is for people who have a suppressed immune system, asthma, COPD or any condition that makes them especially susceptible to illnesses. A search of the BYC Forum or a Google search will help in obtaining further information about...

Often one of the first things a new chicken owner wants to do is let the flock out to free-range. One of the joys of owning chickens is watching "chicken TV" as they interact with each other, you, and their environment. Free-ranging provides a larger and more varied environment for your...

So You Want a Colorful Egg Basket! I’m very partial to a colorful egg basket. No blah all white or all brown eggs for me! The more colors, the better. Like many people, I grew up thinking white eggs were what you bought at the grocery store, and brown eggs were what you got from a farm. I...

We actually started our chicken keeping adventure in April 2011 when I started buying eggs at the local farmers market. Each carton included some brown and some blue eggs. I was intrigued with the blue eggs especially. Then in May I visited the home of a friend who had chickens. She showed...

First Eggs Oreo (Ancona) - July 25, 2011 (age: 22 weeks, 6 days) Annabelle (Easter Egger) - August 2, 2011 - 24 weeks old - a pale greenish blue egg Ariel (Easter Egger) - August 5, 2011 - 24 weeks & 3 days old - a pale green egg Willow (Easter Egger) - August 11, 2011 - 25 weeks & 2 days - a...