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Traci
February 22, 2022
Avian Influenza is here: 5 takeaways
You’ve heard about highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the news unless you’ve been hiding under a rock! Wondering what this means for chicken keepers? Here are five key takeaways. 1. Your flock can’t contract Avian Influenza from My Pet Chicken’s chicks. Let’s address the pink elephant in the room first. Our breeder flocks are […]
Does Coronavirus have you thinking about producing your own food? Sweet. But take a sec and think this through, please... Yesterday I was chatting with a good friend who works at our local feed and seed store. They've been swamped with customers clearing out seed packs, buying up gardening supplies, and scooping up hens. That's […]
December 16, 2019
5 Secret Ways to get Sold Out Breeds
When you're in the notoriously tricky business of counting your eggs before they hatch, the "counting" is more of an art than a science... Many of you have stalked our website for months to get that day-old chick breed you really want. Maybe you wanted chocolate or olive eggs in your basket, or that sweet bantam pet for your […]
June 14, 2016
Farm insurance: 4 good reasons to get it
If you sell or give away your eggs, or have friends and neighbors over to visit your chickens -- and you don’t have farm insurance -- you could find yourself in hot water. (Hint: if you don’t know whether you have farm insurance, you don’t have it.) If you’re like most chicken keepers, you’re an unabashed […]
April 25, 2013
Grocery store egg labels: what they REALLY mean
Here's an article I recently wrote about grocery store egg labels for dLife, a wonderful online resource for folks with diabetes. Many chicken-keepers are already aware of the difference "cage-free" and conventional eggs—and that's part of the motivation for keeping chickens. For you who aren't aware, this one's for you. Checking out the egg case […]
