We all want to keep our homestead flock healthy and cool during the summer months! Monitoring your flock’s diet during the summer is essential to helping them handle the heat. It will also help them stay healthy during the summer months. These 5 bad summer foods for chickens are ones...

Chickens can handle cool weather way better than warm weather. High temperatures can cause a drop in laying or cause the hens to lay soft eggs. Chickens can also suffer from heat exhaustion and heat stroke very rapidly in hot weather. There are several ways you can help your flock beat...

Master all your summer grilling meals with this modern pioneer summer grilling guide! While my dad usually does most of the grilling at our house, I have started to learn the tips and tricks to mastering the grill. Once you learn the basics and figure out how your particular grill...

If you’ve ever aspired to raise your homestead flock naturally, then I am sure you have contemplated all the variety of useful ways you can use herbs on the homestead for your flock. However, there are several different types of herbs for the homestead flock. Each type of herb has...

Chocolate… pudding… graham crackers… if that doesn’t sound like a delicious pie than I don’t know what does! This dairy-free éclair pie has all the sweet, creamy, decadent goodness of a regular éclair while still being allergy-friendly and I dare say healthy! I absolutely love both the rich flavor and...

A clean chicken coop is essential to raising healthy backyard chickens. As any chicken keeper may tell you, keeping the chicken coop looking brand new is nearly impossible! However, there are ways you can keep your coop clean. No more smelly coops, no more dirty coops, and no more sick...