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We were VERY impressed with the overall experience with these Rudd Rangers™! I would definitely do it again! Over 11 weeks, they…
A home vegetable garden can provide you and your family with an abundance of healthy and delicious food. Today we’re providing some…
Anyone who has tried to herd an escaped flock back into the coop quickly discovers that chickens have a mind of their…
I remember the very first time we raised chickens. I wasn’t “all-in” if you will, for a few different reasons. First off,…
It’s that time of year around here! Our egg basket is overflowing and I have eggs all over the place. After eating…
There are many benefits to having chickens that are able to forage and don’t rely on just chicken feed. Allowing chickens to…
Most chick catalogs and websites reveal general characteristics of chicken breeds. For example, Leghorns and most other white egg breeds are described…
Most families that keep a flock of backyard chickens have a front or side lawn, but few use it to advantage. Even…
Raising and harvesting meat chickens at home is a great way to provide your family with nutritious food. It’s nice to know…
Newcomers to chicken keeping take real pride in their first coop. Some are simple and functional; others, built by people who love…
You can’t compare the flavor of home-raised poultry to the flavor of birds that are raised commercially. If you’re raising your own…
It seems as if winter won’t give it up, so we thought we would brighten up April by celebrating April Fools all…
Almost every backyard keeper starts out with a firm number in mind. Six chickens, maybe ten, absolutely no more. Then spring arrives,…
We’ve all heard the horror stories about salmonella poisoning, and believe it or not, your feathered flock can be one of the…
For several weeks in late spring and early summer, gnats, flies, and other nuisance insects make their arrival known. Most are exactly…
Today we’re addressing the not-so-beautiful side of raising backyard chickens. When most of us start researching the illnesses and injuries a flock…
Raising backyard chickens is one of life’s real joys. Before getting a flock, many of us scroll through social media dreaming about…
During the past few years thousands of American families have started a backyard chicken flock. Bringing a breakfast’s worth of fresh eggs…
I’m really excited about this week’s blog for two reasons. First of all, we get to talk about feeding our chicks as…
Welcome to my kitchen! Today we’re going to be talking about all things eggs! One of the biggest reasons people get into…
Visitors to Hawaii’s island of Kauai are surprised and often delighted to spot chickens nearly everywhere. Kauai’s wild chickens lead strings of…
One of the joys of keeping a backyard flock of hens is learning that most people are wrong about chickens.Ask most folks…
Did you know you can eat the eggs from around 9,000 different types of birds? A lot of people are surprised to…
Let’s be honest about something: chickens are a gateway bird. Plenty of keepers start with a small backyard flock, realize that raising…
