Flock Journey is the education home of Hoover's Hatchery | Ready for birds? Shop at hoovershatchery.com
Pick a topic
Backyard birds fit into more than a coop. Pick a topic to see how Keepers grow food, feed a family, protect a flock and make it part of everyday life.
Everything from first egg to the breakfast table: color, size, storage, and what is normal.
Keeping chicks warm and growing in the first weeks, from heat lamps to the move outside.
What to feed at every age, how much, and how to tell if your flock is getting what it needs.
Put your flock to work: compost, pest control, and garden-safe ways to let them roam.
Birds as part of a more self-reliant life, with practical ideas from Keepers who live it.
Coops, runs and brooders that are easy to clean, dry, and safe, whatever your space.
Raising birds for the table: which breeds, how long, and how to do it well and humanely.
Spot trouble early, treat common problems, and know when it is time to call a vet.
Know who is after your flock and how to keep them out, day and night.
Ducks, geese, guineas, turkeys and quail: what makes each different from chickens.
Make the most of your eggs and your harvest with recipes Keepers actually cook.
Chickens in a small yard. Rules, neighbors, noise and space, sorted out simply.
Raising birds with kids and 4-H: first projects, safe handling and showing.
From Hoover's Hatchery
When it is time to go from learning to Keeping, Hoover's has a complete selection of backyard poultry, hatched with care and shipped to your door or to a partner store near you.
