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Feed for chickens

Getting Started Growing Up (Weeks 2 to 9)

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.…

Egg Production

Got Soft Eggshells? Here’s How to Help

Can you believe we are in the middle of the summer already? If you are like our house, you have eggs coming…

Egg Production

May is National Egg Month

It’s been pure joy heading out to the coop each day to see how many eggs the girls have laid. To tell…

Advanced Topics Feed, Explained

Treats Help Manage A Flock

Anyone who has tried to herd an escaped flock back into the coop quickly discovers that chickens have a mind of their…

Seasonal Planning

The Best Summertime Treats for Your Chickens

We are so excited around here! When you live in Minnesota, you learn to appreciate the beautiful weather. So for us, Summer…

Egg Production

Happy’s Birthday Cake

Last week we celebrated Happy and my original 10 girls’ birthday! Yes. We had a party. These girls deserve to be celebrated!…

Fall Fun Activities with Chickens

Living in Minnesota, we are able to experience all four seasons. That’s one of the reasons I love living here! All of…

Growing Your Flock

A Guide For Feeding Growing Chickens

A trip to your local feed store may leave you asking more questions about chicken feed than before you visited. What percentage…

Health & Wellness

Take Your Daily Vitamin & Your Chickens Too!

How many of you take a daily vitamin on a regular basis? As much as I’d love to tell you that my…

Advanced Topics

Forage or Feed? Nutritional Benefits of Chickens that Forage

There are many benefits to having chickens that are able to forage and don’t rely on just chicken feed. Allowing chickens to…

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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.