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Getting Started Growing Up (Weeks 2 to 9)

Demystifying Chicken Feed

When it comes to food, chickens are just like people. Both need a nutritious well-balanced diet to be both healthy and productive.…

Predator Protection

How to Identify Chicken Preadators: Birds of Prey

It may seem silly to think that a hawk could attack a chicken and fly away with it, but it happens all…

Egg Production

Got Soft Eggshells? Here’s How to Help

Can you believe we are in the middle of the summer already? If you are like our house, you have eggs coming…

Getting Started The Brooder Setup

Quick Notes About Raising Turkeys

Raising turkeys is not that different from raising chickens. The meat that home-raised turkeys produce is flavorful and bountiful. Turkeys are also…

Getting Started The Brooder Setup

My Chicken Coop Is Here! A Step-by-Step Chicken Coop Setup Guide

The day is finally here, friends. The girls’ new home has arrived, and to say I was excited would be a serious…

Daily Care Handling and Socializing Your Flock

Building Play Areas for Your Chickens

I would love to tell you that I’m a DIY queen and that I know my way around power tools and the…

Daily Care Coop Cleaning

Coop Spring Cleaning: A Step-by-Step Guide for a Healthy Flock

Spring can be slow to arrive, especially across the Midwest, where late snowstorms and cold snaps stretch well into April. But once…

Getting Started The Brooder Setup

Setting up a Brooder

Hey everyone! Today I am going to be talking about how to set up a brooder for your baby chicks. Getting baby…

Neighbors, Neighbors, Neighbors

A century ago most Americans lived on farms or in small towns. That’s changed.Today’s people either live in suburban neighborhoods or big…

Egg Production

May is National Egg Month

It’s been pure joy heading out to the coop each day to see how many eggs the girls have laid. To tell…

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