Raising Chickens.

Im going to give you some facts you need to know about raising chickens. Fourteen hours of light is needed for good egg production.

To prevent your chickens from pecking each other make sure you are doing the following things. Make sure the birds arent crowed,plenty of fresh water,make sure heat is just right not to hot or to cold,and make sure the birds arent to much boredom.

To prevent your chickens from laying there eggs on the floor make sure there nests are 18 to 20 inches off the ground.

If your finding blood spots in your eggs wellthat normal although unsightly. Its a small amount of tissue that is released along with the yolk. Usually it is caused from lack of vitamin A so try vitamin A and that should end that problem.

A hen will start laying depending on the breed but about 17 weeks old and some others about 30 weeks.

Thanks for coming to my blog get a few chickens and enjoy those fresh eggs.