Setting up a brooder for baby chicks step by step.

Feed a chick starter ration in crumble form for the correct balance of protein, vitamins, and minerals. Avoid treats or scratch grains until chicks are 6–8 weeks old. Provide fresh, clean water at all ...

Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Rockford kicked off Chick Days on Friday, giving area-residents the opportunity to welcome their ...

Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Rockford kicked off Chick Days on Friday, giving area-residents the opportunity to welcome their first brood of baby chicks.

Chick Days Are Here.” For many families across the Southwind District, Chick Days mark the true beginning of spring. The sound of peeping chicks, the smell of fresh pine shavings, and the excitement ...

T.J. Brearton didn't plan on keeping chickens—but a repurposed playhouse, a fox, and some very named hens changed everything about how he gardens.

Kristen recently went to check on one duck, Inky, who had been sitting on her nest. It was then that she realized that the ...

While it may not actually be spring yet, 230 chicks arrived at Blain’s Farm and Fleet in Davenport this morning, and a few of ...

Honey showed plenty of restraint as the chicks moved around (and even on top of) her, showing just how gentle and patient she ...

A daily chore turned into a bizarre mystery for hobby farmer Kristen Santiago when eggs began to go missing. Duck eggs, ...

About 20 years ago, chickens—long a staple of farms and homesteads—began showing up in urban and suburban yards. They enabled city dwellers to source homegrown food, provided a touch ...