How to Make Thanksgiving Leftover Waffles

Happy Thanksgiving! I pray you’re able to spend time with friends and family this year After the last couple of years, I feel we’ve all learned even deeper the importance of relationships We’re excited to have a great week around here! Mostly, my girls are just thankful they’re not turkeys Haha!

Last year we did a “chopped challenge” with our Thanksgiving leftovers If you haven’t tried this yet,

My Favorite Toys for Chickens

I’m sitting here giggling as I write this blog because I have a confession Are you ready? I have always loved toys Obviously as a young child I did, but the joy that toys bring has never left me I’m a grown, adult woman and yet, a stroll down the toy aisle to see what’s new will still bring me joy Now, before you think I’m crazy, I don’t buy myself toys (that would be weird), but I love providing new adventures for

Try the Chicken E-lixir Challenge!

If you know me at all, you know that I’m always up for a good challenge! I know quite a few people who think water is water, and their chickens don’t need all that fancy stuff You may know someone like that too Or maybe you’re even that someone! However, I have a challenge for you I have been faithfully using Chicken E-lixir in our flock for 3 years now The health and vitality of our flock shows this

How to Make Deviled Egg Pumpkins

Need a quick deviled egg recipe for your fall gatherings? Don’t worry, I didn’t actually put pumpkin in these cute little snacks But, making them in about 10 minutes wasn’t hard! I happened to have some hardboiled eggs on hand, so it makes it really quick! If you want my foolproof way to boil eggs, I’ve moved to an air fryer! 265 degrees for 17 minutes and you’re good to go!

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