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Daily Care Coop Cleaning

How to Clean Chicken Nesting Boxes

Chickens are beautiful, friendly (most of them anyway), and wonderful birds. But they are also very messy! I feel like Pinterest chicken…

Health & Wellness

Scaly Leg Mites in Chickens

The pros of raising backyard chickens far outweigh the cons in my opinion! However, at some point, you’ll likely deal with an…

Health & Wellness

Benefits of Citronella and Peppermint Essential Oils for Chickens

Ever heard of essential oils for flock health? Well, if you’re a seasoned backyard chicken owner, you probably have. It’s all the…

Health & Wellness

Fowl Pox in Chickens: How to Prevent It

Most of the time, I look forward to writing these blogs because we get to talk about the wonderful ways backyard chickens…

Egg Production

Hatching Chicken Eggs

How to Hatch Chicken Eggs: A Simple Beginner’s Guide I remember when I started raising backyard chickens. I would’ve honestly never considered…

Health & Wellness

Saying Goodbye

As I weeded a patch of string beans one July morning, sadness overcame me. The plants were loaded with beans, but the…

Egg Production

Starlight Green Egger: The Hardy Green Egg Layer Your Flock Needs

If you are looking for a hardy, beautiful chicken that fills your egg basket with gorgeous green eggs, look no further than…

Daily Care Feed, Explained

Broadcast Feeding

The simple definition of broadcast feeding is throwing chicken feed on the ground! Before you lose interest, let me tell you the…

Daily Care

Repurpose Old Tires Into Dust Baths

It never ceases to amaze me how great my chickens are at digging holes! They love to scratch around, wiggle down and…

Seasonal Planning

Beat the Heat With These Fun Summer Activities for Kids

We have hit the hot days of summer! With heat indexes into the hundreds, we are doing everything around here to stay…

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