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Chicken Care

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

Seasonal Planning

How to Keep Chickens Cool in Summer: A Backyard Flock Owner’s Guide to Beating the Heat

Chickens are good at a lot of things, like laying eggs, digging holes, and throwing a little attitude around, whether they are…

Daily Care

VIDEO: Part 5- Dalia Taking Care of your Chickens Kids Raising Chickens

Kids Raising Chickens: Dalia’s Part 5 Care Lesson

Advanced Topics

Can Chickens Smell and Taste?

Growing up, I loved coming home from school. My mom always did an incredible job of making our house feel like a…

Daily Care

VIDEO: Part 4- Dalia Taking Care of your Chickens Kids Raising Chickens

Kids Raising Chickens: Dalia’s Part 4 Care Tips at Home

Getting Started Is a Backyard Flock Right for You?

VIDEO: Part 3- Dalia Taking Care of your Chickens Kids Raising Chickens

Kids Raising Chickens: Dalia’s Simple Chicken Care Tips

Daily Care

Harvesting Clean Eggs: Tips to Collecting Eggs That Don’t Require Any Washing

“To wash or not to wash” seems to be a big question when it comes to farm fresh eggs. Some people prefer…

Advanced Topics

How to Safely Clip Chicken Nails

Chickens do a fairly excellent job of taking care of their hygiene. They take dust baths and preen themselves with their beaks…

Health & Wellness

Planting Fodder for Chickens

Chickens are omnivores, which means that they eat both plants and animals.  Well, mainly insects rather than animals.  Although chickens have a…

Getting Started Is a Backyard Flock Right for You?

VIDEO: Part 2- Dalia Taking Care of your Chickens Kids Raising Chickens

Kids Raising Chickens: Dalia’s Daily Chicken Care Routine

Egg Production

How to Support Healthy Eggshell Quality

Raising backyard chickens is my favorite hobby in the entire world! I realize that’s dramatic, but I’m being serious. Spending time with…

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