chicken care

5 Bad Summer Foods for Chickens

We all want to keep our homestead flock healthy and cool during the summer months! Monitoring your flock's diet during…

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9 Summer Treats for Chickens- Beat the Heat

Chickens can handle cool weather way better than warm weather. High temperatures can cause a drop in laying or cause…

4 years ago

Chicken Coop Cleaning Essentials

A clean chicken coop is essential to raising healthy backyard chickens. As any chicken keeper may tell you, keeping the…

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Treating Chicken Diseases Naturally

One important aspect of raising a homestead flock naturally is knowing how to care for their injuries and diseases using…

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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

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…

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Regional Chicken Keeping Considerations

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

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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

The Complete Guide to Supplies for Raising Chickens

Ever wonder exactly what it takes to raise chickens? Or maybe you're wondering what tools and supplies are available to…

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