How to Hold a Chicken

Holding chickens is one of my favorite hobbies! There’s nothing like going out to the coop and getting in some good chicken snuggles While this is a highlight of raising backyard chickens, it’s also very important to know how to hold them correctly Why? First of all, knowing how to hold a chicken is important so you don’t cause injury Secondly, holding your chickens is important to give them a good health inspection Looking over their combs, waddles, eyes, beak, legs, body and

The Wing Lady’s Sliders

Hello October! It’s pretty gorgeous here in Southwest Minnesota We love autumn and all that goes with it! That includes football season Our boys both play and they are enjoying an unusually warm season

If you’re like me, trying to figure out simple, healthy suppers that will satisfy our growing family is not always the easiest Unless of course you’re a professional chef or are super organizedwhich I’m neither! Haha! However, I have been known

Support the Health + Vitality of Your Chickens With Snacks!

Let’s be real, when we are out with our chickens, the best feeling in the world is when they want to be your BFF Am I right or am I right? Ha! One of the ways we work our way into their tiny little hearts is by giving them snacks

Snacks are a great way to develop a bond between you and your chickens They are also a good reward, a great

New Egg Muffin Hack

This week, I thought it’d be fun to see how fast I could make breakfast It’s school time and all kinds of activities around here and we need quick! I took the ingredients below and turned them into this delicious sandwich in under 2 minutes!!!

Here’s what you’ll need:

5 Common Myths About Roosters

When we started raising chickens 14 years ago, we had a couple of roosters who would tootle around the yard with the girls I really knew nothing about chickens at the beginning Chuck and Cluck were beautiful, majestic and mean Yikes! Our time with them ended with a garden hose, a golf cart and our 2 year old thinking he was going to set them straight! Insert momma bear here Chuck and Cluck found a new home So, my knowledge of roosters was that they were beautiful

Why Feed Oyster Shells?

WHY IS FEEDING OYSTER SHELLS SO IMPORTANT?

For an adult hen who is laying eggs, calcium is pulled from the hen’s body to create the egg An egg contains 94-97% calcium carbonate That’s a lot of calcium to pull from a hen who isn’t getting extra calcium supplemented to her! This can cause problems for our little feathered friends The great news is that if you leave oyster shells out all the

Is Changing Feed Harmful to Chickens?

If you’re just starting to raise chickens, a common question that gets asked is, “What is the best feed to give them?” Often, people will search for ways to save money on chicken feed If someone sat down and calculated out the cost of raising backyard chickens, they may find it costs more than just heading to the store to buy eggs However, you and I both know that nothing beats farm fresh eggs! For me, the first question I had to answer was, “Am

How to Sell Your Backyard Chicken Eggs

Most backyard chicken keepers keep just enough chickens to supply eggs for their families However, there are a good number of us who fell victim to chicken math and have a much larger flock than we first planned With 40 chickens, I have more than enough eggs to feed our family and then some! So, what do we do with our extra eggs? We sometimes gift them and sometimes sell them It’s an easy way to make a couple extra bucks and is a fun little business

How to Make a First Aid Kit for Your Coop

While I hope that you haven’t had to deal with too many traumatic issues in your coop, chicken injuries and illness are bound to happen no matter how great of a chicken keeper you are So, I’d rather be proactive than reactive when something goes wrong in the coop

Since using Strong Animal Chicken Essential products, I have not lost one chicken They have been happy, healthy hens and continue to thrive in the coop

New Summer Garden Salad Recipe for Your Labor Day Picnic!

The summer is coming to a close and we’re getting geared back up for schedules, school, football and all things pumpkin spice around here However, summer is still holding on and in my mind isn’t over until after Labor Day! If you’ve been invited to a picnic and need a quick idea for a dish to passlook no further than your garden! I make this salad weekly here because