Food is the fuel source for your flock. What they eat will determine their health and productivity. When it comes…
Supposably the annual fall molt should go smoothly and without issue, but if you have raised chickens for any length…
What does raising a homestead flock entail? Find out what skills and knowledge you need to have in order to…
Learning how to harvest your own herbs, both for you and your homestead flock, is an essential modern pioneer life…
I often get caught up in the what, whys, and how's of raising homestead chickens, but then I remind myself,…
Protein is an important part of a chicken's diet because it provides the building blocks for skin, muscles, and bones…
Homesteaders have been using old school chicken coop doors for years and years. However, there is now a new option…
Cleaning the chicken coop is emphasized a lot for raising a happy, healthy flock of backyard chickens, but cleaning the…
Whether you've hatched out your own chicks using a broody hen or an incubator, or bought straight-run chicks, or even…
Chickens are very sensitive to high temperatures, much more so than cooler temperatures. While winter chicken keeping does pose its…