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

Getting Started

Gifting Baby Chicks for Easter

Easter is hands down, one of my favorite holidays. I love this time of year. Everything is fresh and new and has…

My Favorite Traits of Guineas

Guinea fowl are very interesting birds that people either love or hate. I first decided I wanted to add guineas to our…

Daily Care

How to Clean Your Chicken Coop Only 2 Times a Year

Spring is in the air! We are looking forward to longer days and warmer temperatures around here! The girls are starting to…

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

What is Chicken Tractor?

The term “chicken tractor” is commonly used in today’s circle of chicken collectors. No, we are not referring to the big green…

Getting Started

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.…

Getting Started

Is it Safe to Mail Order Chicks?

When I got back into chickens a few years ago, I started in the fall. Our local farm supply store didn’t carry…

Getting Started

Preparing for Baby Chicks

Spring is almost here! If you’re like me, you’re excited to add some chicks to your flock! (Personally, I am hoping to…

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…

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