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The journey
What your flock needs as the weather turns, so you are never caught off guard.
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After your big Thanksgiving get-together, what do you do with all that extra food? Unless you’re a terrific menu planner, chances are,…
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…
One Memorial Day weekend, an unexpected heat wave slammed the upper Midwest. All-time temperature records shattered as the mercury climbed near 100…
It’s that time of year when we’re all getting anxious to be outside. Especially if you live in Minnesota where the winters…
Ever heard someone called a spring chicken? That phrase has a real origin. It was once standard to start meat birds in…
If you keep backyard hens, you know the feeling. The cute bucket by the stovetop is overflowing, there’s a tote filling up…
Warming chicken food can be a great help to your chickens during the winter. When the temperature gets really cold, don’t be…
Common questions
What your flock needs as the weather turns, so you are never caught off guard. It is one of the eight Flock Journey journeys: a guided path with deeper articles whenever you want them.
Keepers who want to get the flock ready for heat, cold and other seasonal changes.
Pick the article that matches what your flock needs right now. Each one stands on its own, and the rest are a click away.
No. Start anywhere. The journeys all connect, so you can move between them as your flock changes.
The next journey is Health & Wellness. You can also see all eight journeys on the Journeys page.
