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Getting Started Choosing Your First Breed

Chicken Breed Characteristics That Will Love You Back

Late each winter, both new and seasoned chicken keepers run into the same happy problem. You flip through the Hoover’s Hatchery chick…

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Demystifying Chicken Feed

When it comes to food, chickens are just like people. Both need a nutritious well-balanced diet to be both healthy and productive.…

Getting Started The Brooder Setup

Quick Notes About Raising Turkeys

Raising turkeys is not that different from raising chickens. The meat that home-raised turkeys produce is flavorful and bountiful. Turkeys are also…

Getting Started The Brooder Setup

My Chicken Coop Is Here! A Step-by-Step Chicken Coop Setup Guide

The day is finally here, friends. The girls’ new home has arrived, and to say I was excited would be a serious…

Getting Started The Brooder Setup

Setting up a Brooder

Hey everyone! Today I am going to be talking about how to set up a brooder for your baby chicks. Getting baby…

Daily Care Is a Backyard Flock Right for You?

The Deep Litter Method for Chicken Coops: A Beginner’s Guide

Let’s talk about poop. It is not the most glamorous part of raising backyard chickens, but it is the part that never…

Getting Started The Move to the Coop

Chicken Coop Ideas: What I Learned Touring Three Real Backyard Coops

When my chicks started outgrowing their brooder, I realized I needed serious chicken coop ideas, and fast. My current chicken tractor simply…

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The Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Backyard Chickens

Raising backyard chickens has been one of my very best decisions. It’s way more than just yummy eggs whenever we want. Our…

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Ducks: The Fun and Productive

In the past few years, families across America have begun tending small flocks of backyard chickens for good reasons. They are fun,…

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Everything You Need to Know About Raising Chickens in the City

As most of you know, our family lives on an acreage. It’s a beautiful setting along a riverbed with lots of wide…

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