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…I know you know what I am talking about. We all have those rough days where we just walk out to the…
If you brought chicks home this spring, and if they haven’t started laying, they will soon! There’s nothing much better than collecting…
One of the most interesting aspects of owning your own chickens is the beautiful array of colors that you can get. At…
Have you ever been into a farm store that just got a new batch of chicks? If you are like me, you…
If chickens sometimes act in quirky ways, it may be because of their vision. It’s easy for people to assume that animals…
Hatching your own eggs at home is a really fun way to add to your flock. You’ll want fertilized eggs to hatch. …
When you first start raising chickens, there are a lot of new terms that you have to learn. You’ll quickly become familiar…
I think we can all agree that our chickens are very valuable to us. Whether they are simply a way for you…
As you know, keeping a first aid kit on hand for your coop is essential to raising backyard chickens. While boo-boos don’t…
One of the best parts about raising chickens is the cute baby chick stage. Fluffy, sweet chicks are part of the reason…
Anyone who consistently shares tasty kitchen scraps with their chickens knows how eager the flock is to dine on pizza crusts, wilted…
If you have spent any time browsing backyard poultry forums or hatchery catalogs, you have probably run across the phrase “heritage breed”…
Get ready for the ultimate matchup in the egg world! Are you team chicken or team duck? We’ve raised both on our…
If you have ever watched a chicken with a giant pouf of feathers on its head bounce across the yard, you already…
Every healthy chick that shows up at your door starts long before the egg hatches. In this Teaching Tuesday with Jon Alden,…
Chickens – little creatures that you just want to pick up and show ALL the affection. While they do not seem to…
Did you know millions of baby chicks are shipped through the mail each year in the U.S.? You might be surprised that…
When you’re building a chicken coop, one of the pieces of advice that you’ll find is to build your chickens a roost. …
Free-Ranging Chickens: Pros, Cons, and Practical Tips If you’re wondering about free-ranging chickens, let me tell you about our experience! We have…
When we started raising chickens 14 years ago, we had a couple of roosters who would tootle around the yard with the…
Chickadees, sparrows, and most other birds go through life with just feathers on the top of their head. Some, like cardinals, have…
Patch’s Recovery After a Backyard Chicken Predator Attack
We’ve all heard of the old term: pecking order. The truth is, the pecking order is a very real thing in a…
Seeds for Food Sovereignty and Cultural Resilience Food sovereignty is the right to choose what food to eat, where it comes from,…
