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Getting Started Choosing Your First Breed

Top 5 Things to Know Before Ordering Chicks for Spring

Spring is a time of new beginnings, and for many people that means welcoming baby chicks into their homes. If you’re thinking…

Seasonal Planning

How to Build a Winter Dust Bath for Your Chickens

Have you ever seen chickens rolling around in the dirt? That’s known as a dust bath, and it helps chickens keep their…

Seasonal Planning

Preventing Frostbite

With the cold weather officially here, the danger of frostbite rears its ugly head. Frost bite occurs when moisture in the air…

Seasonal Planning

DIY Winter Feed Mix

Winter can be a very enjoyable season to raise your chickens. One of my favorite winter pastimes is sitting on the front…

Seasonal Planning

Why the Weather Changing Causes Stress in the Flock

The weather is always changing, and for backyard chickens, that can mean a change in their stress levels. Chickens are incredibly sensitive…

Seasonal Planning

Is It Safe to Put a Christmas Tree in Your Chicken Coop?

Decorating for the holidays is a family tradition around here, and if you love your flock the way I do, that festive…

Daily Care

Comfy Nests

Perhaps the greatest joy that comes from keeping backyard chickens is the wonderful gifts hens leave in their nests. Some are huge.…

Health & Wellness

Molting

OH MY GOSH, EVERYONE! MY BIRDS LOOK AWFUL!!! I hope you are all staying strong through this time when you look at…

Seasonal Planning

What Thanksgiving Leftovers Are Safe To Feed My Chickens?

Do you know what the 10 most popular Thanksgiving dishes are? I had my suspicions and after a quick internet search, I…

Daily Care

Choosing the Best Litter and Bedding

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