Chickens

Fancy chickens are so much fun to add to your backyard flock. A pair or two of these unusual breeds can not only make for quite the conversation starter but can be visually stunning and add some quirkiness to your flock. Most of these fancy chicken breeds will be at home in any flock or …

There’s no doubt about it, baby chicks are adorable and fun. However, they come with a lot of responsibility for their health and well being, and it’s good to be prepared about chick illness and injury before it happens! Most new chicken keepers spend a lot of time worrying over their chicks, after all, they’re fragile …

Phew, your coop is done! Now, what type of nesting boxes are you going to create for your feathery flock of ladies? The possibilities are endless!! To get you started we have a few nesting box ideas for you to peruse, so let’s get started. Recycled Items Kitty Litter Nesting Boxes make lugging those heavy …

This post is hard for me to write. I deeply, truly, want more people to raise chickens. I want more people to get back to the land and live a simpler life. I want more people to experience the joy of raising these delightful birds. But…. Due to the particular climate of the world right …

We’ve struggled with mouse problems in the house and in the chicken coop for years now. We haven’t been able to find out where the little stinkers are getting in, and once they’re in, they’re pretty tough to get rid of. We rarely ever see them, but we DO see evidence of them as bags …

Have you been enchanted by a picture of a basket of colorful eggs and wondered, can those be real? Can eggs come in colors like pink, blue, green, and dark chocolate brown? You may be thinking, is it a magic chicken? Do they feed them a specific type of feed? Are they dyed? The answer …