Give the Gift of Fresh Eggs

If you keep backyard hens, you know the feeling The cute bucket by the stovetop is overflowing, there’s a tote filling up beside it, and there are still several dozen waiting out in the coop Your family loves eggs, but even the most devoted egg eaters eventually can’t keep up That happy abundance leads to a genuinely lovely idea: giving the gift of fresh eggs In a culture that bombards us with more “stuff,” a carton of fresh, healthy eggs is a gift people can actually use, and it costs almost nothing to give Here’s how to do it

Table Scraps You Shouldn’t Feed Your Chickens

It’s treat time! One of the most common questions backyard keepers ask is whether it’s okay to feed a particular food to their chickens If you’ve been raising a flock for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed they’re pretty smart birds For the most part, chickens know what they can and cannot eat, and they definitely have their favorites One of the genuine joys of keeping chickens is that almost nothing goes to waste, since they love scraps from the kitchen That said, a few items really shouldn’t go out to the coop Here are the table scraps

Dr. Stock Compares Non-Medicated Chick Starter Feed vs. Medicated

I’m really excited about this week’s blog for two reasons First of all, we get to talk about feeding our chicks as naturally as possible Second, we get to hear from our friend and professional, Dr Bob Stock!

The reason I asked Dr Stock to join us this week is because I know exactly how overwhelming it can be to select chicken feed in a farm store for the first time Especially, for first time chick owners who just bought new chicks this Spring and are unsure of what you should be feeding them

To help with this, I’ve

All Things Eggs!

Welcome to my kitchen! Today we’re going to be talking about all things eggs! One of the biggest reasons people get into backyard chickens is for the eggs If you’re new to this and even if you’re not, maybe you can learn a couple fun things today

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Right now only 2 of my girls have started laying But, soon we will have lots of eggs If you are currently raising chicks or teenage chickens, let’s talk about getting prepared for your girls to lay eggs

Nesting Boxes

There are so many options out there for nesting boxes and honestly, you


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