A comprehensive list of foods chickens CAN and CANNOT eat. Are you looking for something other than traditional chicken feed to give to your chickens? It’s time to step outside of the same old mundane diet of dried pellets and spice up your chicken’s diet. You can serve them up with all kinds of different…
Are you on the fence about whether or not you should clip your chicken’s wings? Most people will tell you that chickens don’t fly. However, you are going to be surprised at how talented your cluckers are with their aviation abilities! We’re going to take you through some serious “wing-flapp’n” information on why and how…
Are you looking for the best rooster breeds to protect and watch over your hens? Roosters don’t come in a “one-size-fits-all” as watchmen for a flock. When choosing a rooster, you must consider several things. The last thing you want to do is introduce a breed of a rooster to your flock that’s aggressive, harmful,…
Are you looking for ways to keep your chickens cool when the temperatures outside begin to climb? Do you want to show your feathered friends a little extra love and spoil them with something yummy? We have the perfect frozen homemade treats for chickens that not only cool them down but enhance their daily nutritional…
So you bought your chicks and tended them with care. You made sure they had the right feed, fresh water, and a cozy coop where they could safely rest. Then they developed feathers, their adult “squawk” and continued to grow. As a chicken farmer, it’s a thrilling process to watch! Unless you bought chickens for…
If you have ever seen your chickens taking a dust bath, it’s a comical site – there they are, rolling around and kicking dirt onto themselves! Dust baths are helpful for chickens as it helps to rid them of external parasites, mites etc. But if you have free ranging chickens (like we do), and see…
Looking for free or inexpensive fertilizer for you garden? Well if you’re raising chickens, you’re in luck…they produce it for you! Composted manure provides necessary micro-nutrients for the soil. But your chickens are competing with a few other farm animals in the garden fertilizer category. In this article we’ll take a look at how to…
If you’ve decided to take the plunge and buy a few feathered friends, I congratulate you! Raising chickens is fun and will not break the bank if you’re raising a few for eggs, meat, or both. According to Wikipedia, “Farmers raise more than 50 billion chickens annually as a source of food, both for their…
If you are interested in raising chickens, you’re not alone. Wikipedia states that the growth of backyard chicken farming has exploded over the past decade. People get interested in raising chicks (and chickens) for varied reasons, but most people want chickens for eggs, meat, or both. Some people even want them as pets! There are…
You’ve finally bought or built that amazing chicken coop. Then you picked out your chicks and waited for them to grow. And after waiting for 5-6 long months, your flock started laying eggs! It’s pretty darn fun when that happens and you experience the thrill of finding fresh eggs in the nest boxes! But then…