3 Great Reasons To Own And Raise Chickens

Hey Chicken Raising Chicks,

My post today is  3 Great Reasons To Own and Raise Chickens.

Okay, lets get started

 1. Food

  As many people know tons of people raise chickens for eggs and meat. Americans save every day having chickens and how of course eggs. A average American spends $25 per month on eggs. But with chickens you get them absolutely FREE! 

Now meat. The average American family spends $ 32,700 per year on just chicken. With raising chickens some people use them just for eggs, or just for meat but  in anyway you are or will be saving money.

2. Helping around the garden

Chickens not only help around the garden by compost but also BUGS! Which include

(Every bug know to man and maybe even more) Bugs are probably  the worst enemy to a garden they eat the plants and fruits , veggies, and leafs. Well with backyard chickens  all your bug problems are solved.

3. Pets and Laughter 

Every chicken that the Hart family has owned has had its own personality. Very funny personalities. We have chickens that team up, call for each other (more like scream at each other), some that will even be the best of buds then wake up on the wrong side of the coop and fight each other we even once had one that laid a  egg while chasing another chicken.

Not only are they funny put also great pets.

Hope you have a wonderful day and get a chicken!

 - Miranda Hart
                                                                               
                                                                        

Got Eggs? Candling Eggs To Check for Fertility

Hello Chicken Raising Chicks!

Many people who own chickens, at least at some point, discover that one of their hens has decided to go "broody".  AKA You know how, every morning when you've collected eggs, you've been wondering why one of your chickens isn't laying? Well..... she has been! 

And now, you have before you the chance for some free chicks.

Maybe.

You see, not always are the eggs fertile. Most of the time at least some of them are, but some hens (especially Silkies)  go broody for any eggs. Fertile or infertile.

The best way to check for egg fertility is through candling.

Candling has been used for the longest time and seems to be the best method. But you can only candle the eggs after the have been incubating a minimum of three days. Freshly laid eggs can look the same as an infertile egg. 

All you need is a bright flashlight and your egg. (You might also want a store bought egg for comparison.)

I am providing you with this tutorial from WikiHow because there are pictures for you to compare to.

There are a lot of people who say that another way to check the eggs is by placing the egg in water. DO NOT DO THIS. Eggs are porous, which means that placing one in water can kill the chick. DO NOT DO THIS. 

So far candling is the safest way.

And, when all else fails, sometimes the best thing to do is just let the hen take care of the eggs for 21 days and see what happens. 

We often find that this is the best way to do things. It usually doesn't hurt anything to leave her be and wait it out.

I hope this helped and have a great day,