healthy chickens

What is Coccidiosis in Chicks & Chickens?

What is coccidiosis? Coccidiosis is one of the most common chicken ailments to affect young chicks. Coccidiosis is a protozoal…

2 years ago

Can Chickens Have Cayenne Pepper?

Deciphering between fact and fiction when it comes to using holistic remedies or natural supplements for your homestead flock can…

2 years ago

Can Chickens be in the Snow?

For northern homesteaders, the winter months can often bring that fluffy white stuff that you either love or you hate.…

2 years ago

How to Help Chickens Deal with Cold Stress

Cold stress is an often overlooked condition that is nearly unavoidable for most northern homestead flocks. Learning how to help…

2 years ago

Supplement Dosages for Chickens Guide

Natural supplements are a great way to keep your homestead flock healthy using holistic methods that both heal and nourish…

2 years ago

Feeding Chickens for Free- Is it Safe?

What’s your biggest on-going chicken keeping expense? If I could hazard a guess, I would say it’s buying feed for…

2 years ago

7 Best Winter Treats for Chickens

The winter months can be a time of increased food consumption and strain on a chicken's daily energy needs. Cold…

2 years ago

Is Oatmeal Good for Chickens?

It's getting cold outside as winter sets in and one way to help your flock deal with the cold temperatures…

2 years ago

3 Reasons Why Hens Stop Laying During the Winter

Many foods that we raise and grow on the homestead are considered seasonal crops, meaning they can only be grown…

2 years ago

Secrets to Chicken Coop Enclosure Maintenance

Ever get tired of a muddy, dirty, and stinky chicken coop enclosure on the homestead? I know I sure did!…

2 years ago

What Treats Can I Give my Chickens Daily?

What treats can I give my chickens daily? Should I even give my chickens daily treats? These are all great…

2 years ago

Benefits of Pumpkin for Chickens

Pumpkins are a fall staple on the homestead. Not only for cooking, baking, decorating, and carving... but also for the…

2 years ago

How to Treat Dietary Imbalances in Chickens

An imbalance in a chicken's diet can cause the chicken to not receive the proper nutrition it needs, either by…

2 years ago

How to Prevent Dietary Imbalances in Chickens

A nutritionally complete and balanced diet for your flock should help prevent a majority of dietary issues, however, sometimes dietary…

2 years ago

Natural Supplements for Molting Season

All chickens who are over a year old molt at least once every year, usually in the late summer and…

2 years ago

Chicken Molting 101- What is Molting?

We've reached that time of the year where you get no fresh eggs from your homestead flock and it looks…

2 years ago

DIY Treat for Chickens: High Protein Quinoa Cakes

Making these high protein quinoa cakes as a DIY treat for chickens is a great way to sustainably spoil your…

2 years ago

What to Put in a Chicken Dust Bath

Chickens and dust bathing go together like peanut butter and jelly. If you don't provide a dust bath spot, your…

2 years ago

Why Do Chickens Dust Bathe?

Why do chickens dust bathe? Chickens dust bathe for several reasons. The primary ones being because it seems to be…

2 years ago

8 Ways to Keep Your Chicks Healthy

Chicks can be resilient, but given their small size, they are more vulnerable to health issues and disease. Keeping your…

2 years ago