Spring Chickens
For many people raising chickens is their first step in growing their own food. The incentives of raising your own poultry are numerous but, primarily, a fresh supply of eggs might be the most popular reason people raise chickens. I still remember getting our first mix of newborn chicks mailed to us from the hatchery. We were very excited with the prospect of farm fresh eggs collected daily from the free ranging flock. Each January, when the hatchery sends us…