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Egg Production

5 Ways to Spice Up Your Egg Sandwich

Egg sandwiches are a staple around our house. I make them on a very regular basis and while we gravitate towards the…

Growing Your Flock

VIDEO: Top 5 Reasons You Need to Get Guinea Fowl

Top 5 Reasons to Add Guinea Fowl to Your Homestead

Growing Your Flock

Benefits of Adding Geese to Your Flock

So, maybe you have had chickens for a while, even have a few turkeys or ducks. The next rung on the ladder…

Advanced Topics

Incubation Timeline for Chickens

Hatching your own eggs at home is a really fun way to add to your flock.  You’ll want fertilized eggs to hatch. …

DIY Composter

In addition to gifting a family with fresh eggs, a backyard chicken flock yields another benefit. Their poop. “Soil needs animal manure…

Advanced Topics

The Difference Between Infertile and Fertilized Eggs

When you first start raising chickens, there are a lot of new terms that you have to learn.  You’ll quickly become familiar…

Health & Wellness

Benefits of Marigolds for Chickens

It’s finally spring! We have been busy out in our yard and gardens. Do you like to garden? We have our go-to…

Growing Your Flock

Raising Turkeys for Meat vs. Pets

We really enjoy raising turkeys on our little homestead. We’ve had our turkey, Tarzan, for six years now and he delights everyone…

Seasonal Planning

Memorial Day Hot Dog Bar

We are cruising through the last week of school around here and we’re getting the itch to do all the things outside!…

Advanced Topics

Why Is My Chicken Limping?

I think we can all agree that our chickens are very valuable to us. Whether they are simply a way for you…

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