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Silkie Chickens: A Complete Guide to the Fluffiest Bird in the Flock

Silkie chickens are some of the most charming little birds you can add to a backyard flock. With their poofy, fur-like feathers,…

Growing Your Flock

Rare Chicken Breeds: 5 Stunning Varieties Worth Adding to Your Flock

I’ll be honest, when I first started raising backyard chickens, I was in it for the eggs. I really didn’t care about…

Getting Started

How to Add Ducks or Geese to Your Flock

Raising a Mixed Flock of Chickens, Ducks and Geese   Would you believe that my first love in the feathered friends world…

Advanced Topics Choosing Your First Breed

Rooster or No Rooster?

My grandfather used to swear everyone who had chickens, needed a rooster. He would say things like, “a rooster keeps all the…

Getting Started

Why We Like Raising Turkeys on Our Homestead

We enjoy keeping turkeys on our homestead. While this is the first year that we have raised turkeys from poults, we have…

Advanced Topics

Tips for Integrating Chicks Into an Existing Flock

Oh happy day! Your baby chicks are fully feathered and you’re excited to put them in the chicken coop with the other…

Getting Started

Raising Turkeys- How are They Different From Chickens?

This is our first year raising turkey poults, but we have had an adult Tom turkey, Tarzan, on our homestead for several…

Getting Started

10 Reasons You Should Raise Quail

10 Reasons to Raise Quail for Eggs, Meat, and More Do you dream about raising birds, but you can’t raise chickens in…

Growing Your Flock

Week 11 With Rudd Rangers

This past week, our Rudd Rangers have been truly enjoying their new found freedom!   Every morning, I walk out to their tractor…

Growing Your Flock

Week Two With New Chicks

The Rudd Rangers are growing right before my eyes! We have had them about 1 week, and they have grown from an…

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