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Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will host a workshop with Extension Specialist Joe Heckman demonstrating what it takes to raise a small flock of chickens in a backyard. Heckman will offer advice on everything from types of chicken coops to the nutritional benefits of raising...

I just read a good article supporting backyard flocks. I thought it was worth sharing. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/03/02/feature/the-silicon-valley-elites-latest-status-symbol-chickens/?utm_term=.322a5bda7083&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1

First off, I am not a licensed electrician, but I do have a better than average understanding about electric wiring. There are many posts touting the necessities of wiring your coop via a GFCI Receptacle, which helps protect people from shock or electrocution resulting from ground faults. This...

Two years ago, new neighbors behind my home fenced their backyard, all 2 acres of it … very nice… Next I see 2 magnificent golden retrievers and 1 spectacular Bernese Mountain Dog roaming their yard… very nice… I have neighbors animal friendly and seemingly responsible pet owners. My personal...

Last winter season my area received an inordinate amount of small snow and ice storms. My birds refused to step outside on the snow and ice. They remained voluntary "cooped up" for weeks on end, as the cold temperatures hampered the melting process. This past growing season, I decided to try...

Has anyone simply tried putting these horizontal nipple waterers, into a 5 gallon water bottle, on top of a cookie tin heater? Or do I have to wait in anticipation for freezing temperatures again to report my results... My thoughts are that the heat source in the center of the bottom...

Last year we had some unusually cold weather for our area, many days never reaching above freezing. Although the birds and my cookie tin water heater did just fine, I froze quite a few eggs. My work schedule allows me only to collect at 8am and 8pm. I lost dozens due to them freezing solid...

2014 started off badly for me health wise, in and out of the hospital, sometimes for days straight. Flock had enough supplies to last a week without maintenance, thought they would be fine, and they always were, except once, when I was confined for 9 days straight unexpectedly. Had to have...

Wifey came home with coffee and extra creamers the other day. I don't use creamers or half and half in my coffee, after 25 years you would think... Rather than let them waste, I poured them in the fermenting feed bucket for the birds. They immediately turned into something that had the...

We have been having hot humid temps in the 90's all this week. Uncomfortably hot for chickens. I came home yesterday evening around 8pm to see their water container overturned in their run. No water left, my worst nightmare. Their container was empty and dry! I felt sick... They all seemed...