Chickcozy Automatic Coop Door Reviewby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | August 20, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. The early pioneers wouldn’t have had automatic coop doors on their chicken coops…. but, as modern pioneers, an automatic chicken coop is a convenient...
Gluten-free Graham Crackersgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free option | tree nut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | August 15, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Making your own homemade graham crackers has never been easier! These grain-free graham crackers are simple and...
Why are Roosters Needed on the Homestead?by Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | August 6, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Roosters are not needed for hens to lay eggs, they are often thought of as being rough on the hens, and they...
Grain-free Berry Pop-Tartsgluten-free | grain-free | tree nut free | egg freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | August 1, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Sweet, soft, and glazed with the most perfect icing… you would never know these grain-free berry pop-tarts...
What is Avian Influenza & How to Prevent Itby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | July 23, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. The bird flu…. the news makes it sound rather scary, but a better understanding of this avian virus will help...
Gluten-free Backpackers Fudgegluten-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | egg freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | July 18, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Gluten-free backpackers fudge is not your traditional smooth fudge recipe, but it certainly has the gooey sweetness...
Why the Poultry Pecking Order is Importantby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | July 9, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. A chicken’s social life is quite complex and ever changing. Chickens are smart and can remember many different individuals as well as...
Gluten-free Strawberry Shortcake Wafflesgluten-free | dairy-free option | tree nut free | refined sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | July 3, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. If strawberry shortcake could get any better than it already is… then these gluten-free...
4-H Steps for Showing Chickens in Showmanshipby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | June 25, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Showing chickens in 4-H was my life for 8 years. Being homeschooled, 4-H was my extra-curricular activity that I devoted all my...
Dairy-free Peanut Butter Fudgegluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | egg freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | June 20, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Smooth, cold, creamy, and rich with peanut butter flavor… that sounds like the perfect...
8 Tips for Shipping Hatching Eggs Successfullyby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | June 11, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. From folks who are not familiar with shipping and selling hatching eggs, I get lots of questions in regards to how I...
Gluten-free Strawberry Breakfast Cookiesgluten-free | tree nut free | egg free | refined sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | June 6, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Cookies? For breakfast!? Yup, you read that right, these are gluten-free strawberry breakfast cookies!...
How To Do A Chicken Health Checkby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | May 28, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Chickens have a way of getting sick very suddenly. However, it’s probably not that they get sick very suddenly, it’s often they...
Dairy-free Egg Saladgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | nut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | May 23, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. This dairy-free egg salad is the perfect homestead recipe to make with all those farm fresh eggs! It’s creamy,...
Svart Hona Chicken Breed Profileby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | May 14, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. What’s so special about the Svart Hona? Well, aside from its stunning looks, there is so much more to love about this breed! In...
Dairy-free Chocolate Pudding Piegluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | egg freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | May 9, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. I can honestly say that this is the best chocolate pudding pie I have...
10 Tips for Hatching Svart Hona Chicksby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | April 30, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. I specialize in breeding, hatching, developing, and selling the rare Svart Hona chicken breed on my homestead. Over the years, this breed...
Grain-free Chocolate Mint Cookiesgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | refined sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | April 25, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. These cookies surprised me in more ways than one! I started off with...
How to Make a Plan for Incubating & Hatching Chicksby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | April 16, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. There’s no better way to add chicks naturally to your homestead than through hatching them right on the homestead!...
50 Healthy Ways to Eat Eggsgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | April 11, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Eggs are a wonderful homestead food that are often in abundance during...