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Health & Wellness

Let’s Talk Gardens… For Chickens!

Most people want to save money and these days, let’s be honest, we are pinching our pennies. When it comes to owning…

Seasonal Planning

Reducing Flies in the Coop

Farms, chickens and flies.  They all go hand in hand.  Unfortunately, you can’t have animals (even chickens) around without having flies around. …

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…

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…

Getting Started

Raising Ducklings vs Chicks

If you have recently visited your local feed store and seen baby chicks and baby ducklings available, the impulse to get a…

Advanced Topics

Chicken Boo-Boos Be Gone!

As you know, keeping a first aid kit on hand for your coop is essential to raising backyard chickens. While boo-boos don’t…

Egg Production

Keeping Chickens Productive in Summer’s Heat

In the summer of 1896, a heat wave gripped New York City at a time when people lived crammed together in tenements.…

Advanced Topics

How to Tell if A Hen Can Brood Chicks Successfully

One of the best parts about raising chickens is the cute baby chick stage. Fluffy, sweet chicks are part of the reason…

Daily Care

Chickens Love a Bath

People mowing their lawn, tilling the garden, or doing almost any home or yard chore usually finish tired, hungry, and dirty. Nothing’s…

Daily Care

How to Clean Your Chicken Coop Only 2 Times a Year

Spring is in the air! We are looking forward to longer days and warmer temperatures around here! The girls are starting to…

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