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Poultry Care

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

Seasonal Planning

How to Repel Summer Flies

Flies are an ugly part of every homestead. Whether you have 3 backyard hens or 100 free ranging jungle fowl, flies come…

Advanced Topics

How Do I Know if My Chickens Have Worms?

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Not all parts of raising backyard chickens is glamorous. Haha! For real though,…

Getting Started Is a Backyard Flock Right for You?

How to Raise Baby Ducks: A Beginner’s Care Guide

If you have ever watched a fuzzy duckling waddle across the yard, you already understand why so many backyard families fall for…

Getting Started Their First Day Home

Treating Pasty Butt

It’s baby chick season! I can already almost hear the sweet little peeps when walking into our local farm supply store. And…

Health & Wellness

Edible Flowers for Chickens

Spring is a wonderful time to add fresh freebies to your flock’s diet! Here are some flowers that are safe for your…

Getting Started

Chick Journey- Part 4

Our sweet teenager chicks are officially 2 months old! This week it was time to kick them out of the chicken tractor…

Seasonal Planning

Best Chicken Breeds for Hot Climates

Summer’s dog days can be brutal. Plants droop, wildlife slips off to the shade, and people retreat into air-conditioned comfort. But what…

Advanced Topics

What is Water Belly?

I remember when our son, Jett, decided to raise a few broiler chickens. He did all the right things and took care…

Daily Care

What to Do With Aging Hens

It’s springtime! And for many of you that means the exciting time of bringing home new chicks and eventually integrating them into…

Getting Started The Brooder Setup

Starting Chicks

Baby Chick Starter Guide: Supplies, Feed and Brooder Tips Here a chick, there a chick, everywhere a chick, chick! Eeeee! Before you…

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When it is time to go from learning to Keeping, Hoover's has a complete selection of backyard poultry, hatched with care and shipped to your door or to a partner store near you.