chicken care

How to Manage Multiple Roosters

Whether you've hatched out your own chicks using a broody hen or an incubator, or bought straight-run chicks, or even…

4 years ago

8 Ways a Chicken Stays Cool

Chickens are very sensitive to high temperatures, much more so than cooler temperatures. While winter chicken keeping does pose its…

4 years ago

Integrating New Chickens into a Flock

Chickens form a dynamic flock that is run by their own set of rules and codes. Each bird has a…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Treating Chicken Diseases Naturally

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

4 years ago

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

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

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…

4 years ago