natural chicken keeping

Chicken Coop Cleaning Essentials

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

3 years ago

5 Coop Litter Dangers to Prevent

No homestead chicken raiser likes to think that the litter they have in the chicken coop can actually be harmful…

3 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…

3 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

How to Care for a Broody Hen

I have incubated hatching eggs using both an incubator and a broody hen. Starting off using an incubator to hatch…

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…

4 years ago

8 Beneficial Herbs to Grow for Chickens

Herbs have long been valued for their medicinal and culinary uses for people, but did you know that they are…

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

Natural Chicken Keeping First Aid Kit Supplies

The natural chicken keeper's first aid kit will look different than the average poultry first aid kit. These natural chicken…

4 years ago

Homestead Chicken Treats by Season

Did you know that your chickens can actually help you eat healthier? Everything on the homestead is related, and that…

4 years ago

Simple Natural Chicken Keeping on the Homestead

Homestead chicken keepers should strive to raise their flock as naturally as possible. Since homesteading is about sustainability, living off…

4 years ago