Category Archives: Information
Tumoltuous!
In the past couple of weeks, my chicken house looks like several chickens have spontaneously combusted… it’s a cloud of feathers. But every chicken is, luckily, accounted for. It’s just my Easter-egger going through a late-season molt. Though I know … Continue reading
Posted in Egg-layers, Flock, Health, Hens, Information, Uncategorized, Winter
Tagged Easter Egger, egg layers, feather, feather loss, feathers, health, molt, new feathers, winter
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New Page: Urban Chickens
In response to a lot of questions I receive about whether or not backyard flocks are allowed in the major urban areas of Alaska, I have added a page summarizing zoning regulating the keeping (or not) of backyard flocks in … Continue reading
Posted in Flock, General, Information
Tagged flocks, information, regulations, urban chickens, Zoning
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Crisis in the Coop?
I suspect I have an egg-eater in my coop. Lately, my egg production seems to be down from the usual six to about four a day. This alone wasn’t enough to tip me off to a bird with a possible … Continue reading
Posted in Bad habits, Egg-layers, Flock, Hens, Information, Uncategorized
Tagged bad habits, beak trimming, eggs, hens, prevention of, when things need fixing
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Dealing with Frostbite
Large-combed and wattled roosters, and some hens, are at particular risk for frostbite. Even if you have confined your birds to their coop for the winter, unless the coop is uniformly kept above freezing (an expensive proposition in Alaska), your … Continue reading
Posted in Flock, Health, Information, Roosters
Tagged combs, frostbite, health, interior alaska, roosters, wattles, winter
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Introduction
This is a new blog/website for people who have a small backyard flock, and those who have been thinking about getting birds, especially for eggs, but aren’t sure what they are about to get into. With the growing local food … Continue reading
Alaska Backyard Chickens 