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Annie’s Favorite Christmas Cookie Recipe

Annie’s Favorite No-Bake Christmas Cookies Recipe It’s the week of Christmas and if you’re like me, there’s a present to be wrapped,…

Jersey Giant Chickens: Big, Mellow Backyard Birds

If you want a backyard bird that turns heads and stays calm while doing it, the Jersey Giant chicken is hard to…

Advanced Topics

A Chicken from Outside to Inside

People are familiar with mammal anatomy. After all, we are one. Dogs and cats are common companions and have body features, like…

Egg Production

Creating Bold Yolks

How to Get Bold Golden Egg Yolks from Backyard Hens Celebrity chefs know there’s more to food than taste. They strive to…

Seasonal Planning

Pumpkin Treat

Packed full of nutrients and vitamins, fresh pumpkins are a super food for your flock! Why not entertain your chickens AND yourself…

Daily Care Handling and Socializing Your Flock

Entertaining Your Flock on a Budget

Chickens really live their best lives when they are free ranging outside. Unfortunately, not everyone has the option of letting their chickens…

Advanced Topics

Dinosaurs Had Combs Too: A Look at Chicken Combs

Imagine a 36-foot-long duck billed dinosaur with a bright comb on its head strutting around the yard. Those enormous beasts roamed North…

Egg Production

Easy Sausage and Veggie Frittata Recipe

Easy Sausage and Spinach Frittata Recipe for Any Meal I used to be the girl who’d see a word like “frittata” and…

Egg Production

Daylight Savings Time and Chickens

Does Daylight Savings Time affect chickens? Well, the short answer is no. Of course chickens don’t have a need to understand numerical…

Getting Started Is a Backyard Flock Right for You?

Can You Have Chickens in City Limits? 4 Things to Know First

is yes, you can often keep chickens in city limits, but it depends entirely on where you live. More and more people…

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