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Poultry Care

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

Egg Production

Daylight Savings Time and Chickens

Does Daylight Savings Time affect chickens? Well, the short answer is no. Of course chickens don’t have a need to understand numerical…

Daily Care Coop Cleaning

How to Clean Chicken Nesting Boxes

Chickens are beautiful, friendly (most of them anyway), and wonderful birds. But they are also very messy! I feel like Pinterest chicken…

Health & Wellness

Scaly Leg Mites in Chickens

The pros of raising backyard chickens far outweigh the cons in my opinion! However, at some point, you’ll likely deal with an…

Health & Wellness

Benefits of Citronella and Peppermint Essential Oils for Chickens

Ever heard of essential oils for flock health? Well, if you’re a seasoned backyard chicken owner, you probably have. It’s all the…

Health & Wellness

Fowl Pox in Chickens: How to Prevent It

Most of the time, I look forward to writing these blogs because we get to talk about the wonderful ways backyard chickens…

Egg Production

Hatching Chicken Eggs

How to Hatch Chicken Eggs: A Simple Beginner’s Guide I remember when I started raising backyard chickens. I would’ve honestly never considered…

Health & Wellness

Saying Goodbye

As I weeded a patch of string beans one July morning, sadness overcame me. The plants were loaded with beans, but the…

Daily Care Feed, Explained

Broadcast Feeding

The simple definition of broadcast feeding is throwing chicken feed on the ground! Before you lose interest, let me tell you the…

Daily Care

Repurpose Old Tires Into Dust Baths

It never ceases to amaze me how great my chickens are at digging holes! They love to scratch around, wiggle down and…

Predator Protection

Tips for Protecting Your Free-Range Flock

How to Protect Free-Range Chickens from Predators Safely I remember when I first started with chickens. I had four laying hens and…

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