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Getting Started

How Long Do Chickens Live? A Guide to Chicken Lifespan

If you keep backyard chickens, or you are thinking about it, one of the first questions that comes to mind is a…

Egg Production

Chicken Coop Lighting in the Winter

I don’t know about you, but me and the girls are feeling this long winter month! While it’s been absolutely gorgeous with…

Seasonal Planning

How Cold Can Chickens Tolerate?

How to Keep Chickens Warm and Healthy Through Winter One of the most commonly asked questions I get while raising backyard chickens…

Advanced Topics

A Chicken from Outside to Inside

People are familiar with mammal anatomy. After all, we are one. Dogs and cats are common companions and have body features, like…

Daily Care Handling and Socializing Your Flock

Entertaining Your Flock on a Budget

Chickens really live their best lives when they are free ranging outside. Unfortunately, not everyone has the option of letting their chickens…

Advanced Topics

Chicken Combs

Imagine a 36-foot-long duck billed dinosaur with a bright comb on its head strutting around the yard. Those enormous beasts roamed North…

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…

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…

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