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Cackle Hatchery® has provided the Highest Quality Chicken, Poultry & Rare Breed Egg Hatchery Services since 1936 - Browse over 230 available varieties!| Cackle Hatchery
Cackle Hatchery® has provided the Highest Quality Chicken, Poultry & Rare Breed Egg Hatchery Services since 1936 - Browse over 230 available varieties!| Cackle Hatchery
Molting is the periodic shedding and renewal of a chicken’s feathers. Mature chickens usually molt once a year, at the approach of colder weather and shorter days. During winter, old tattered feathers don’t provide the same good insulation as a fresh coat of plumage. So what are the signs that tell you your chickens are […] The post Signs of Molting in Chickens appeared first on Cackle Hatchery.| Cackle Hatchery
When you're deciding what chickens to bring home, one of the most important considerations is how they will adapt to the climate.| Cackle Hatchery
Chickens share characteristics with a lot of other birds, but they also differ from most birds in a few key ways.| Cackle Hatchery
Green muscle disease is an affliction that mostly affects heavy-breasted broiler chickens, but there are ways to avoid it.| Cackle Hatchery
A pullet’s nutritional needs vary with her stage of growth. A pullet that is nutritionally deficient, and therefore too thin at maturity, won’t be able to consume enough dietary protein to both lay eggs and continue growing. As a result, her first eggs will be delayed, and they will be smaller and fewer than normal. […] The post How to Feed Pullets for Optimal Egg Production appeared first on Cackle Hatchery.| Cackle Hatchery
Do you have any questions about keeping meat chickens? Well, Cackle Hatchery has the answer you're looking for!| Cackle Hatchery
Are you on the fence about whether or not to include a rooster in your flock? Here are 5 reasons to keep a rooster. And, just to confuse you, 5 reasons not to keep a rooster. Reasons to Keep a Rooster Baby Chicks One of the main reasons to keep a rooster is to get […] The post 5 Reasons to Keep a Rooster, and 5 Reasons Not to appeared first on Cackle Hatchery.| Cackle Hatchery
A chicken is most comfortable when the environmental temperature hovers around 70-75°F. As the temperature goes up, so does the chicken’s deep body temperature. Fatalities occur if the chicken’s deep body temperature reaches 115°F or above. When summer temperatures start to rise, here are 8 strategies you can observe to keep your chickens comfortable. 1. […] The post 8 Summer Strategies to Keep Your Chickens Comfortable appeared first on Cackle Hatchery.| Cackle Hatchery
Fielding questions from customers is one of the pleasures enjoyed by our team here at Cackle Hatchery®. Below are the 12 most answered questions about chicken characteristics. Where do chickens come from? Chickens descended from wild jungle fowl, domesticated thousands of years ago. The exact origin of modern chickens is a much studied subject that […] The post 12 Common Questions about Chicken Characteristics appeared first on Cackle Hatchery.| Cackle Hatchery
The word “chicken wire” implies wire that is excellent for use around chickens. Nothing could be further from the truth. What Is Chicken Wire? Chicken wire — also known as hexagonal netting, hex net, hex wire, or poultry netting — has been around since the mid 1800s. It consists of strands of thin wire twisted […] The post Reasons Not to Use Chicken Wire appeared first on Cackle Hatchery.| Cackle Hatchery
Heat-hardy chickens also tend to have less body mass. Reflective light-colored feather patterns are also helpful. Here are 16 chicken breeds that tolerate warm weather.| Cackle Hatchery
