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What Backyard Hens Love Most Sometimes our chickens are just like kids. Put a serving of steamed kale on one side of…
Homemade Chicken Feed: What Your Flock Needs to Thrive Backyard chicken keepers are some of the most resourceful people out there. A…
Molting is a natural and essential part of a chicken’s life! It’s when they shed old feathers and grow new ones. Some…
Raising happy, healthy chickens often starts with what you feed them. One increasingly popular practice among backyard chicken keepers is fermenting chicken…
We’re in the thick of summer and boy is it hot! The girls are constantly looking for shade and digging deep into…
When to Switch Chicken Feed: A Healthy Flock Guide When to switch chicken feed is a common question for new backyard chicken…
Yes, chickens are omnivores. They eat both plants and animals, from grains, greens and fruit to insects, worms and other small creatures.…
In one Iowa family’s 2024 tracking, raising 12 chicks to 20 weeks cost about $194, or roughly $16 per chick: chicks $60,…
Turkeys are omnivores, so feed a commercial turkey ration (crumbles for poults, pellets for adults) and add variety: scratch grains, sunflower seeds,…
Edible Weeds for Chickens: Free Backyard Forage Guide Most of us can agree that a weed is any plant growing where we…
From Hoover's Hatchery
When it is time to go from learning to Keeping, Hoover's has a complete selection of backyard poultry, hatched with care and shipped to your local post office, or available at a partner store near you.
