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Chicken Care

Hundreds of articles and videos, organized the way Keepers already browse them.

Egg Production

What Daylight Savings Time Does for Your Flock

In 1874, Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter as a joke to suggest that adjusting waking hours during the summer would conserve candles. …

Getting Started The Move to the Coop

What is Chicken Tractor?

A chicken tractor is a movable chicken shelter with no bottom, so birds graze fresh grass as you slide it to new…

Getting Started Is a Backyard Flock Right for You?

Raising Backyard Chickens: What I Wished I Would Have Known

I am so excited to write this blog! We have been raising backyard chickens on and off for the last 15 years.…

Can Chickens Be Pets? What to Know Before You Fall in Love

Years ago, on a visit to Hoover’s Hatchery, we spotted a bumper sticker that read, “Yep, I talk to my CHICKENS.” It…

Ways to Show Your Flock Love

Do you keep chickens just for the pleasure of having chickens?  If so, you’re not alone.  Many chicken owners keep chickens for…

Advanced Topics

Chicken’s Vision and Memory Helps Find Snacks

Anyone who consistently shares tasty kitchen scraps with their chickens knows how eager the flock is to dine on pizza crusts, wilted…

Getting Started Choosing Your First Breed

Best Chicken Breeds to Raise Around Children

One of the most common questions a new chicken owner asks is simple: What are the best chicken breeds to raise around…

Health & Wellness

All About Oregano Essential Oil for Chickens

I am so excited to share this week’s blog with you all! I feel there are so many questions in the backyard…

Egg Production

How to Get Hens to Lay in Nest Boxes

Happy New Year! I hope you all made it through the holidays with abundant joy and laughter. Since it’s the middle of…

Daily Care

VIDEO: Chicken Bedding with Coffee Grounds

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