How to Build a Chicken Roost Out of Tree Branches
The roost is a necessity for the chicken run and coop, but it doesn’t need to cost an arm and a leg. You can make a chicken roost completely free …
Raising Animals
11 Common Chick Brooding Mistakes
Bringing home a batch of new baby chicks can be stressful, especially if you’ve never raised chickens before. There’s a lot to learn before you start raising chicks, and the …
How To Compost Chicken Manure & Use It In The Garden
Keeping chickens on your homestead gives you far more than just eggs (and potentially meat). Chickens also help to incorporate organic matter by scratching, they eat pests that would otherwise plague …
10 Common Chicken Keeping Mistakes To Avoid At All Costs
Keeping chickens is a lot of fun, but when you first start off, it can be so nerve-wracking. If you’re a nervous beginner, one of the best things you can …
5 Reasons To Grow A Chicken Garden & What To Plant
If you’re a fellow homesteader, you probably already grow a garden, but have you considered growing one just for your chickens? Why grow a chicken garden? There are plenty of …
10 Most Productive Egg Laying Chickens – 300+ Eggs Per Year
Raising chickens is such a delight, because they’re pets with benefits. Not only do they provide affection, entertainment, and fun, but they provide you with breakfast too! We’re often asked …
7 Gadgets Every Backyard Chicken Owner Needs
Once you realize how fun and beneficial raising chickens can be, you make every effort to make the experience better for the chickens, and yourself! Related Reading: 10 Things Nobody …
7 Steps to Winterize the Chicken Coop
Winter can be tough on chickens, and it’s coming soon. If you take the proper steps to winterize the chicken coop right now, it will mean a much more comfortable …
Raising Chickens On a Dime: 14 Ways To Save Money On Your Flock
Did you buy a flock of chickens hoping to save money on eggs, and then find that they cost more to care for than eggs do? We did too. We …
14 Ways to Make Money From Your Backyard Chickens
No homestead feels complete without a flock of chickens. Whether you live out in the country or own a quarter-acre lot in the city, there’s a good chance you’ve considered …
7 Ways To Get More Eggs From Your Chickens
It’s that time of year when chickens suddenly go from producing an egg every day to one or two a week, or if you’re really unlucky, no eggs at all. …
10 Things Nobody Tells You About Raising Chickens
Backyard chicken keeping is all the rage these days. If you’re thinking about raising a flock of chickens, you’ll need all the facts, and there are plenty of things no …
How to Make a Chicken Dust Bath In Just Two Minutes
Chickens are simple creatures, but they still have basic needs, and a dust bath is one of them! Why do chickens need a dust bath? All chickens get clean by …
11 Things You Need To Know About Raising Backyard Ducks
If the idea of raising backyard ducks makes your heart instantly go pitter-patter at the thought of little webbed feet waddling determinedly through the yard, then keep reading, this article …
8 Common Weeds Your Chickens Will Love (& 8 Poisonous Plants To Avoid!)
Did you know you no longer have to grumble and groan when you find weeds popping out of the lawn? You can feed those very pests to your chickens for …
Bantam Chickens: 5 Reasons To Raise “Mini Chickens” & How To Care For Them
Bantam chickens – or mini chickens – are all the rage, especially for urban and suburban chicken keepers. These tiny chickens are the ideal addition to any flock, and we’re …
5 Things That Work To Get Rid Of Flies In The Chicken Coop (& 3 That Don’t!)
Waking up to find an infestation of flies in your chicken coop is not only enough to turn your stomach, it’s incredibly frustrating. We’ve been there, we’ve tried everything, and …