Homestead Poultry

How to Manage Growing Chickens

You may have a good start on knowing how to raise baby chicks, and you probably already have a plan…

4 years ago

6 Tips for Finding Chicken Sitters

One of the biggest challenges with homesteading is finding someone to care for your animals when you have to be…

4 years ago

How to Care for a Broody Hen

I have incubated hatching eggs using both an incubator and a broody hen. Starting off using an incubator to hatch…

4 years ago

Chicken Coop Building Essentials

Before you even get chicks, you should be planning out your chicken coop! It gives your flock a safe, dry,…

4 years ago

What to Feed Growing Chickens

A chicken's dietary needs change from the time it is a cute little fluffy chick to the time it is…

4 years ago

8 Beneficial Herbs to Grow for Chickens

Herbs have long been valued for their medicinal and culinary uses for people, but did you know that they are…

4 years ago

How to Tell if a Chick is Healthy

Those cute little fluff balls are hard not to obsess over, but over the years I have come to realize…

4 years ago

Regional Chicken Keeping Considerations

Chickens are such adaptable creatures. However, caring for chickens can vary depending on your regional zone. Weather patterns, different seasons,…

4 years ago

How to Tell if a Hen Will Hatch Eggs

There's nothing more exciting on the homestead than watching a mother animal do her thing and raise her babies! As…

4 years ago

Caring for a Sick Chicken- the basics

Caring for a sick chicken is difficult and challenging, there's no way around it. Chickens are prey animals, so they…

4 years ago