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Daily Care The Morning and Evening Routine

How to Care for Backyard Chickens: Simple Ways to Show Your Flock Some Love

Few backyard experiences are as rewarding as carrying a basketful of freshly laid eggs from the nest box into the kitchen, but…

Predator Protection

How to Identify Chicken Preadators: Weasels

This less common chicken predator is one that shouldn’t be written off just because it’s not as common as the fox, raccoon…

Daily Care

How to Control Flies in Your Chicken Coop with Coop Recuperate™

Summer is finally here, and there is so much to love about it after a long, cold winter. The warmth, the sunshine,…

Advanced Topics

Processing of Rudd Rangers

We were VERY impressed with the overall experience with these Rudd Rangers™! I would definitely do it again!  Over 11 weeks, they…

Egg Production

How to Get Your Chickens to Lay Eggs in Nesting Boxes

One of the most exciting times we’ve had in our backyard chicken experience is the day we received our very first egg.…

Meet Annie

Hi! My name is Annie and I’d love to tell you a little bit about myself, my family and how we got…

Growing Your Flock

Week 11 With Rudd Rangers

This past week, our Rudd Rangers have been truly enjoying their new found freedom!   Every morning, I walk out to their tractor…

Growing Your Flock

Week Two With New Chicks

The Rudd Rangers are growing right before my eyes! We have had them about 1 week, and they have grown from an…

Growing Your Flock

Week 9 With Rudd Rangers

This week marked another first for the Rudd Rangers; they experienced freedom! It was brief, it was supervised, but it was freedom!…

Seasonal Planning

Flock Fixer™ Frozen Treats!

Hey everyone! If you live in the upper Midwest like I do, you understand my need to not complain about the heat…

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