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Seasonal Planning

Using Leaves as Chicken Bedding for a Free Winter Coop

If you are looking for a completely free way to keep your coop clean and cozy this winter, raked leaves might be…

Wyandotte Chickens: A Complete Guide to America’s Cold-Hardy Beauty

Few backyard breeds turn heads quite like Wyandotte chickens. With their richly laced feathers, rounded bodies, and easygoing confidence, these birds have…

Feeding Turkeys

What to Feed Turkeys for a Healthy Balanced Diet at Home To ensure the health of your turkeys, you need to mimic…

Health & Wellness

Edible Weeds (And Poisonous Weeds!)

Edible Weeds for Chickens: Free Backyard Forage Guide Most of us can agree that a weed is any plant growing where we…

Getting Started Choosing Your First Breed

All About the Turken: The Naked Neck Chicken Breed

Few chickens turn heads quite like the Turken. With its bare, featherless neck and one of the most misunderstood names in the…

Daily Care

Proper Fresh Egg Storage

The first step in successful egg keeping is daily egg collection. If you can, try to collect eggs everyday or every few…

Advanced Topics

Candling Eggs

Candling eggs is a fun and educational activity for both children and adults. When incubating eggs at home, candling ensures you keep…

Egg Production

Training Hens to Lay in Boxes

We’ve all had that one or two hens who love to lay their eggs in the most surprising places. We had a…

Apartment Style Gardening

Apartment Gardening Tips for Growing Food in Small Spaces Dreams of living the country life often start in times of our lives…

All About the Black Australorp: A Gentle, Record-Setting Layer

If you want a backyard hen that is as sweet-natured as she is productive, the Black Australorp belongs at the top of…

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