What to Feed Growing Chickensby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | March 25, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. A chicken’s dietary needs change from the time it is a cute little fluffy chick to when it is fully mature and reaches reproduction...
Gluten-free Maple Oatmeal Barsgluten-free | naturally sweetened | tree nut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | March 20, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Better known in our house as chewy maple bars… these gluten-free maple oatmeal bars are perfectly sweetened with...
What NOT to Include in the Brooderby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | March 18, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. The brooder provides a chick’s three basic survival needs: heat, food, and water. Knowing how to properly set up the brooder is...
Gluten-free Fluffy Pizza Crustgluten-free | dairy-free | corn free | tree nut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | March 13, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. I love pizza. Any kind of pizza. And I’m the kind of pizza lover who loves...
Chicken First Aid Kit Supplies Guideby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Mar. 4, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Having a basic chicken first aid kit on hand can help you address issues in your homestead flock quickly and effectively. A well-stocked...
Gluten-free Chocolate Chip Oat Wafflesgluten-free | dairy-free | tree nut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Feb. 27, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Want to know the surest way to make the best waffles ever? Add chocolate chips! These gluten-free chocolate...
Dairy-free Cheesy Ham Quichegluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free option | tree nut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Feb. 25, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Having a homemade quiche recipe in your homestead recipe stash is a great way to use...
How to Raise Chickens Naturally on the Homesteadby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Feb. 20, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. As a homesteader, we should strive to raise our flocks as naturally as possible. Since homesteading is about sustainability, living off...
Grain-free Chocolate Cakegluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | refined sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Feb. 11, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Did you ever think that a grain-free cake could be soft, fluffy, and pretty...
A Guide to Abormal Chicken Eggsby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Feb. 4, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Chances are if you have raised chickens for any amount of time… you’ve quickly realized that eggs can take on many shapes, sizes,...
Grain-free Vanilla Cakegluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Jan. 30, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Finally! A grain-free vanilla cake that looks and tastes like cake! It’s not too dense, not too moist,...
Natural Chicken First Aid Kit Supplies Guideby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Jan. 21, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. The natural homesteader’s chicken first aid kit will look different than the average poultry first aid kit. Instead of synthetic antibiotics, chemical...
Dairy-free Potato Soupgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | egg freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Jan. 16, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Creamy, warm, and bursting with flavor… this dairy-free potato soup will be a soup that...
Grain-free Vanilla Cupcakesgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Jan. 14, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Making grain-free chocolate cupcakes was fairly easy. Making grain-free vanilla cupcakes… not so much. But at last, this...
Do Chickens Need Heat During the Winter?by Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Jan. 7, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. I know… it’s that winter chicken keeping question… again. Do chickens need heat during the winter? The answer to that question is...
12 Healthy New Year’s Eve Snack Ideas| gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, & nut free options |by Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Dec. 30, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. I’m not much of one to stay up late, but I do enjoy doing...
These grain-free snowball cookies are so light and delicious! They are made without grains, gluten, corn, tree nuts, or eggs! Enjoy these snowball cookies this holiday season!...
Grain-free Chai Spice Cakegluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | refined sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Dec. 23, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Imagine a slice of moist, fluffy cake topped with pillows of sweet frosting...
How to Care for Chickens During the Holidaysby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Dec. 19, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Our homestead livestock need care all year round, there is no ‘Christmas break’ from homestead chores. But, your homestead flock chores...
Gluten-free Cinnamon Rollsgluten-free | tree nut free | refined sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Dec. 17, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. I love cinnamon rolls. I love big, soft, sweet cinnamon rolls. And these gluten-free cinnamon rolls are just...