All You Need to Know About Dogs and Chickens

We have an interesting situation at our house Our family raises backyard chickens and Labrador Retrievers If you know anything about either of these wonderful animals, you know that they really don’t go together! Our dogs are from excellent bloodlines and are bred for hunting as well as family pets With that said, they have a high drive when it comes to bird hunting

Insert my chickens into the story Yikes! They are unable to

Chicken Boo-Boos Be Gone!

As you know, keeping a first aid kit on hand for your coop is essential to raising backyard chickens While boo-boos don’t happen all that often in our coop, they do happen It’s important to me to be prepared when one of these situations occurs It could be anything from a cut or scrape from scratching around the ground, Bumblefoot or even a fight between two chickens A new addition to my first-aid kit is a wound spray by Strong

How to Use Eggshells For Your Garden

I had the pleasure of growing up in a family that understood the rich benefits of growing our own food We didn’t have any farm animals, but we did have an awesome garden every summer

There is absolutely nothing like those first green beans or that first BLT of the season! YUM! So, as I grew up and got married, I knew it was something I’d want to teach our kids as well

All About the Easter Egger Breed

When we started our most recent flock, I started with all brown egg layers I didn’t give much thought to the color of the eggs, I just wanted nice, hardy chickens! As the idea of having different egg colors started to grab my attention, I decided to add a couple different breeds into our flock The second batch of chicks I got were Easter Eggers!

Gifting Baby Chicks for Easter

Easter is hands down, one of my favorite holidays I love this time of year Everything is fresh and new and has a feeling of new life With new life, comes new excitement in the coop! I am taking this year off on adding to my flock However, I was just in our local Runnings and was admiring the cute baby chicks I may or may not spend a lot of time there just looking at all the wonderful breeds coming in from

Decorating Egg Cartons for Easter

I have a fun idea for you! It’s Springtime and my girls are picking up steam in the egg department We have a busy household and while our family goes through a lot of eggs, the girls are out-laying our appetites! We do sell eggs at the end of our driveway in the summertime, but for now, I have decided to gift some eggs for Easter
 

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What Raising Chickens Has Taught Our Kids

I have been sitting here contemplating where to even start with this blog We have been raising backyard chickens on and off for the last 15 years I honestly have a long list of all the wonderful and also hard lessons our backyard adventure has taught us Who knew that what started out as a way to get good quality eggs would turn into this!?!

How to Clean Your Chicken Coop Only 2 Times a Year

Spring is in the air! We are looking forward to longer days and warmer temperatures around here! The girls are starting to pick up in their egg production and the long winter days are coming to an end

I often get asked how many times I clean our chicken coop per year Since we utilize the

Gramma Lou’s Famous Chicken Hotdish

It’s March! We are getting so close to spring I can feel it March is a fun month in our family because of all the birthdays My husband and youngest son both have birthdays in March as well as my Gramma Lou! We love to celebrate life around here, so I thought it’d be fun to highlight my Gramma this week Gramma’s birthday is on St Patrick’s Day so that adds a little extra fun We will be celebrating her 92nd birthday with her and we’re

How to Make St. Patrick’s Day “4 Leaf Clover” Eggs

Do you need a fun, EASY and healthy breakfast for your family on St Patrick’s Day? Look no further! I’ve got the recipe for you

Let it be known that I’m also totally on board with just pouring your family a bowl of Lucky Charms in a pinch However, these days we’re trying to stay away from a lot