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The Secret Life of Your Backyard Biome

Backyard Biome: Exploring the Ecosystem in Your Yard When you step outside into your backyard, it may look like just a patch…

Chickens + Kids: The Perfect (and Slightly Chaotic) Backyard Team

Let’s be real—kids and chickens are basically made for each other. Chickens are funny little dinosaurs that poop eggs (magical, right?), and…

Predator Protection

Crows & Clucks: Should You Let the Backyard Goths Hang Out With Your Chickens?

Crows and Chickens: Pros, Cons for Backyard Flocks So you’ve got chickens. They’re fluffy, they’re fabulous, and they lay breakfast. But now…

Predator Protection

Outfoxing the Fox

Outfoxing the Fox: How to Protect Your Chickens From Predators The fox, the mortal enemy of the chicken. For as long as…

Getting Started

Treating Wounds

Chicken Wound Care: How to Treat Flesh Injuries at Home Wounds are just an unfortunate, yet inevitable occurrence if you have animals.…

Seasonal Planning

Keeping Your Flock Cool

Hot Chicks: How to Keep Your Backyard Flock Cool When the Sun’s on Full Blast Summer: the season of sun, sweat, and…

Role of the Rooster

Why Keep a Rooster? Benefits for Your Backyard Flock Besides the obvious need for procreation, many people ask me what the reason…

Egg Production

Uses for Duck Eggs

If you’ve ever been curious about trying duck eggs, then this article is for you! Side by side, the duck egg is…

Seasonal Planning

Gifts for Homesteaders

Shopping for friends who homestead is actually quite fun and easy! Whether you know someone with 3 backyard hens in a subdivision,…

Seasonal Planning

Keeping Your Coop Warm During Winter

Chickens have been doing just fine surviving winters with humans for many hundreds of years. Long before the invention of electricity, chickens…

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