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One day, on my way to work, I had customer call me at our family pet store and say, “I have all…
Winter can be a very enjoyable season to raise your chickens. One of my favorite winter pastimes is sitting on the front…
The weather is always changing, and for backyard chickens, that can mean a change in their stress levels. Chickens are incredibly sensitive…
Decorating for the holidays is a family tradition around here, and if you love your flock the way I do, that festive…
Perhaps the greatest joy that comes from keeping backyard chickens is the wonderful gifts hens leave in their nests. Some are huge.…
It’s that time of year again when some folks are busy holiday shopping and others are already dreaming about spring gardens. Around…
OH MY GOSH, EVERYONE! MY BIRDS LOOK AWFUL!!! I hope you are all staying strong through this time when you look at…
The Thanksgiving feast has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean the leftovers have to go to waste! In fact, there are…
When I first started raising backyard chickens, I never gave much thought to egg color. I just pictured wandering out to the…
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