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Health & Wellness

Treat Idea: Sprouted Grains for Chickens

I set off on a little adult science fair project this past week. I decided that in honor of Thanksgiving week, I’d…

Health & Wellness

Using Food Scraps To Feed Your Chickens

If you have chickens, there is no reason to toss leftover food or food scraps into the garbage. Not only can you…

Advanced Topics

Should You Heat Your Chicken Coop in Winter?

When the snow starts to fly and the thermometer drops, one question lands on nearly every backyard flock owner’s mind: Should you…

Advanced Topics

Tips for Integrating Chicks Into an Existing Flock

Oh happy day! Your baby chicks are fully feathered and you’re excited to put them in the chicken coop with the other…

Seasonal Planning

Summer Heat Busters for Chickens

Someone turned the heat on this past week! With temperatures in the 90s and heat warnings well over 100 degrees out here…

Predator Protection

Chicken Coop Pest Control: Keeping Rodents, Snakes, and Wild Birds Out

Pests can be a real headache in the chicken coop, and if you have kept backyard chickens for any length of time,…

Seasonal Planning

How to Help Your Chickens Through a Molt

Have you noticed that your chickens start to lose some of their feathers late in the summer every year? A couple times…

Seasonal Planning

How to Easily Prepare Your Chickens for Winter

How to Keep Chickens Warm in Winter Without Extra Heat Winter is coming! If you believe the Old Farmer’s Almanac, we’re in…

Advanced Topics

Five Easy Ways to Deter Poultry Lice & Mites

Five Ways to Deter Poultry Lice and Mites Naturally There are several types of poultry lice and mite parasites that love infecting…

Advanced Topics

Egg Color and Quality: What Every Backyard Chicken Keeper Should Know

If you raise a backyard flock, you already know there is nothing quite like the eggs your “girls” provide for your family.…

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