This edition of the Happy Homestead talks about raising your own laying hens from hatching all the way up to full grown hens ...

Raising chickens in your backyard has become a trend not just for aspiring farmers, but for anyone wanting to be even a little self-sufficient. There's also something meditative about watching hens ...

Murphy said chickens “need love” once they’re done laying eggs. “The most frequent call I get on the farm is from someone looking to re-home their chickens,” she revealed.

How to get omega-enriched eggs. All it takes to get omega-enriched eggs is supplementing your chickens' diet. There are specific mixes like Grubbly Farm’s Omega topper to do so: They include ...

“They lay really good eggs, they lay a lot of eggs, and they’re easy to raise,” Moyle said. One of the fun parts of raising chickens, Moyle said, is the possibility of getting varied egg ...

Chickens don't lay eggs right away, and it could be months before you see a return. Health and biosecurity measures are needed to protect backyard flocks from diseases including bird flu.

So if you're wanting eggs now, then I would find a local farm that is selling. A chicken that is ready to start laying eggs is called a pullet," she says.