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Valentine’s Treats for Your Flock

I realize my chickens have no idea if it’s Valentine’s Day or not, but what chicken doesn’t love a special treat now…

Advanced Topics Choosing Your First Breed

Rooster or No Rooster?

My grandfather used to swear everyone who had chickens, needed a rooster. He would say things like, “a rooster keeps all the…

Getting Started Choosing Your First Breed

Popular Egg Layer Breeds for a Friendly, Colorful Backyard Flock

If you are dreaming about adding to your flock this year, you are in good company. Winter is the perfect time to…

We Have a Surprise for You!

The girls and I have very exciting news to share with our faithful friends and followers and we wanted you to hear…

Advanced Topics

Smart Chicken Coop Technology: Why It Still Pays to Visit Daily

Hoover’s Hatchery recently produced a Facebook Live event at Etzel’s Sugar Grove Farm showing how Carl and Gavin Rosier use modern smart…

Seasonal Planning

Quick and Easy Christmas Deviled Egg Wreaths

Hurry! You’ve been invited to a friend’s house for a get together and you’re not sure what to bring? Well, maybe not…

Egg Production

4 Ingredient Egg Cups

Happy New Year! I know that all of us are looking forward to 2021. The new year brings a fresh feeling of…

Advanced Topics

Off The Grid Chicks

Carl and Gavin Rosier have found solutions to problems shared by many backyard flock owners. They are researching how to use chickens…

Advanced Topics

How to Prepare Your Flock for Extreme Winter Weather

It’s almost the middle of winter and here in southwest Minnesota, we still have no snow! Usually by now, we’re all singing…

Seasonal Planning

How to Decorate Your Chicken Coop for Christmas (Two Easy Ways)

Happy December, everyone! Like most folks around here, we got a good head start on our holiday decorating this year, and I…

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