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Growing Your Flock

The Arrival of New Chicks- Week 1

Our 15 Rudd Rangers arrived safely this morning!      The post office gave me a call first thing Thursday morning and we picked…

Growing Your Flock

Week 10 With Rudd Rangers

This week, the Rudd Rangers are officially 2 months old!  They have made it about 2/3 of the way through their time…

Egg Production

Best Cloud Egg Recipe

Have any of you watched those “Life Hacks” videos? Well, our kids are big into them and one day our youngest son…

Growing Your Flock

Ducks: The Fun and Productive

In the past few years, families across America have begun tending small flocks of backyard chickens for good reasons. They are fun,…

Growing Your Flock

A Guide For Feeding Growing Chickens

A trip to your local feed store may leave you asking more questions about chicken feed than before you visited. What percentage…

Predator Protection

How to Identify Chicken Preadators: Racoons

Unfortunately, there are many animals out there that would love to make an easy meal of your flock. One of the most…

Advanced Topics

Forage or Feed? Nutritional Benefits of Chickens that Forage

There are many benefits to having chickens that are able to forage and don’t rely on just chicken feed. Allowing chickens to…

Health & Wellness

Take Your Daily Vitamin & Your Chickens Too!

How many of you take a daily vitamin on a regular basis? As much as I’d love to tell you that my…

Getting Started Is a Backyard Flock Right for You?

Everything You Need to Know About Raising Chickens in the City

As most of you know, our family lives on an acreage. It’s a beautiful setting along a riverbed with lots of wide…

Egg Production

Annie’s 2-Ingredient Keto Pancakes

Are you a pancake lover, but the pancakes don’t love you? I love pancakes, but I hardly ever eat them. First of…

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