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Health & Wellness

September Chicken Chat: Chicken Nutrition

Health & Wellness

Chicken Month Chat! Topic: Nutrition

Mark your calendars for a Monday, September 26th, Chicken Month Chat on Nutrition (6:30 pm central/7:30 pm eastern).  We’ll share an invite…

Advanced Topics

Tips for Treating Bumblefoot

Bumblefoot is one of the most common ailments in poultry. If you have chickens for any length of time, you are sure…

Advanced Topics

How to Tell if a Bird is Molting or if Something Else is Going On

Is your chicken losing feathers?  Any time that your chickens start to loose feathers, it can make you wonder what’s going on…

Predator Protection

DIY Mouse Trap

If you have chickens, unfortunately you will have mice! Attracted to spilled feed, mice will find incredibly crafty ways to invade your…

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…

Advanced Topics

What Types of Animals can Live with Chickens?

What should “live” with chickens? Well…chickens! When it comes to housing in the coop, really only chickens should roost together. Other poultry,…

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