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Growing Your Flock

Rooster’s Serenade: What in the World Do You Do with A Rooster?

The day a box of peeping chicks from Hoover’s Hatchery® arrives is joyful. Unfortunately, one or two of those delightful chicks may…

Advanced Topics

Chicken Anatomy 101

When raising backyard chickens, it’s important to know some basics on their anatomy and the function for each part. This way you…

Advanced Topics

Raising Turkey Poults (Entry 4)

This week our little turkey friend has officially reached 2 months of age! He is still enjoying his complete NatureServe®   Gamebird feed.…

Daily Care

Benefits of Lemongrass & Eucalyptus Essential Oils in Chicken Coops

If you’ve been around here long enough, it’s no secret that Coop Recuperate is hands down my favorite product for our coop…

Daily Care

Benefits of Tea Tree & Lavender Essential Oils

This week we’re going to talk about the benefits of tea tree and lavender essential oils for your chickens. We use both…

Daily Care

Adding Enrichments to the Coop

You’ve probably heard the phrase “busy as a bee”.  Not to knock how productive bees are, but have you seen how busy…

Advanced Topics

Why Do Chickens Have Combs?

Despite being iconic to the look of a chicken, combs actually serve a very important purpose. Besides being attractive to the opposite…

Daily Care

Chicken Coop Bedding: How to Choose the Best Option for Your Flock

Most of us started this poultry adventure with a small starter coop, a long supply list, and big plans. Then chicken math…

Growing Your Flock

Raising Turkey Poults (Entry 3)

We have officially reached the 1.5 month mark here on our little farm! Speaking of “little farm,” if you’ve ever had animals,…

Getting Started

Raising Turkey Poults (Entry 2)

Our sweet turkey poults are officially 1 month old! They have grown quickly, and are now living outside in our chicken tractor.…

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