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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…

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Annie’s Favorite Christmas Cookie Recipe

Annie’s Favorite No-Bake Christmas Cookies Recipe It’s the week of Christmas and if you’re like me, there’s a present to be wrapped,…

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Pumpkin Treat

Packed full of nutrients and vitamins, fresh pumpkins are a super food for your flock! Why not entertain your chickens AND yourself…

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…

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Beat the Heat With These Fun Summer Activities for Kids

We have hit the hot days of summer! With heat indexes into the hundreds, we are doing everything around here to stay…

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National Chicken Month Coloring Page

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The Best Cucumber Salsa Recipe

Fresh Cucumber Salsa Recipe for Summer Garden Snacks Get ready to run out to your garden because I have a delicious recipe…

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How to Repel Summer Flies

Flies are an ugly part of every homestead. Whether you have 3 backyard hens or 100 free ranging jungle fowl, flies come…

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Summer’s Bounty Quiche

A Fresh Farm-to-Table Recipe If you’re looking for a healthy, colorful way to use up your abundance of eggs this summer, look…

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How to Make Homemade Jam

with Fresh Fruit and Simple Steps One of my favorite memories from my childhood was coming home to the house smelling like…

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