Articles by Fred's Hens

Fred's Hens wrote: "An Old Timer isn't likely to ever take a chicken to a vet and spend $150. That chicken would be culled and if the Old Timer had an extra $150, he/she would just get 25 chicks and have enough money to feed them out to replace the one sick bird, and still have enough to buy...

Our built our barn specifically as a chicken barn. It is 20x24 and has two lofts to hold 20 bales of straw, brooding equipment, spare feeders, etc. The eaves are wide open at the bottom, allowing the flow of air to provide maxium ventilation. The upper eave, also wide open, is where the air...