3 Warm Chicken Treats Your Chickens Will Thank You For During Winter

Warming chicken food can be a great help to your chickens during the winter When the temperature gets really cold, don’t be afraid to give your chickens a warm breakfast to help them stay warm all day

If you’re wondering what sort of warm treats your chickens might like, here are three warm snacks they will really appreciate during the winter!

Cooked Oatmeal

Oatmeal is great source of carbohydrates to give your chickens You don’t actually have cook the oatmeal for your chickens: simply add hot water to

7 Food Treats Your Chickens Will Love

If you’re wondering how to spoil your chickens or supplement their feed, here are a few treats our chickens love, because even chickens love treats! Who wouldn’t love a little treat? The best part? A few of the items chickens consider treats are even things you can get for free – right out of your yard!

Dandelions –

Who knew you had chicken treats growing right in your yard? Chickens will eat your entire dandelion, roots, stem, flower and all Unfortunately, you have to pick them for the chickens first

What’s the Scoop on Turkey Eggs?

Did you know you can eat the eggs from around 9,000 different types of birds? A lot of people are surprised to learn that most bird eggs are edible We gather all sorts of eggs from our mixed flock of birds People are either intrigued or disgusted when they think about eating eggs of different bird species, but there are lots of egg possibilities on the hobby farm including turkey eggs!

Did you know you can eat turkey eggs? Native Americans first ate wild turkey eggs hundreds of years ago that they were able

Our Family’s Favorite Breakfast – German Pancakes Recipe

Hopefully your chickens are starting to lay delicious, farm-fresh eggs again now that the days are getting longer If you’re looking for a great way to use up those eggs, let me suggest one of our favorite breakfast recipes – the German Pancake

This easy recipe is a staple at our house and a great use for the delicious eggs your chickens are so kind to provide you I also love that I my kids can make it on their own!

Dealing with Pasty Butt in Baby Chick

Congratulations! Your chicks have arrived and they’re in the brooder Now what? One of the first things to watch for after you get your little baby chicks in the mail is pasty butt Caused by chilling, overheating, or improper feeding, pasty butt is more common in chicks that come through the mail than chicks that are hatched and cared for by a momma hen

What is pasty butt? Pasty butt is a condition where soft poop sticks to a chick’s behind and clogs the vent as it hardens Most chicks are able to poop

How to Keep Multiple Species of Birds Together

Let’s face the truth Chickens are the gateway to multiple species of birds Or was that only me? I started out with a flock of chickens, learned that it’s not that hard to keep backyard poultry, and then found myself with all the other types of birds out there: ducks, geese, turkeys, guineas, and even peafowl

Once I realized how fun all the different birds are, it’s possible I went a little crazy We started with chickens and found ducks to be a very easy addition After that, someone dropped off a turkey, then