There’s almost nothing more devastating than the sudden loss of a beloved chicken to a predator. While it can seem overwhelming and hopeless, there are many ways you can be proactive and protect your flock from common chicken predators. Different types of predators require different preventative measures. Below, we’ll outline exactly what steps to take …
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It’s extremely important to start off your chicken rearing experience with the best livestock you can possibly get. Healthy and happy chicks will turn into healthy and happy hens that will live long lives and provide plenty of delicious eggs for your family. But you may be wondering how to buy chicks that are healthy …
Learn the different ways your backyard flock can help you manage waste by implementing one of these methods of composting with chickens. Let’s face it, chickens make a ton of poop! When we were raising chickens in the city, we were constantly asked, “What do you do with all the poop? Throw it in the …
No sense in paying full price to feed your backyard chickens! Here are over 25 plants to grow in a chicken garden for free chicken feed! We love finding creative ways to reduce the cost takes to feed our flock and feed our chickens for free! As a side perk, these new ideas often keep …
Most soon-to-be chicken keepers learn all they can before bringing home that peeping box of fluffy chicks. Studying up on all the chicken information out there is essential to being prepared for this great new adventure. Before we brought home our chicks, we researched for months. We’d read every book we could get our hands …
When it comes to chicken keeping mistakes, we’re quite experienced. With any new homesteading venture comes problems and mistakes, it’s only human nature. When we’re talking about raising chickens, boy have we made a lot of mistakes! While we haven’t made all the mistakes on this list, we certainly know people who have, and who’ve …