Fires on the farm can be a very real and frightening possibility that can leave assets destroyed and livestock hurt. Many fires can be prevented by using some common safety measures and knowing the ...
9 Medicinal Herbs for Chickens to Keep Your Flock Healthier
Growing medicinal herbs in your garden beds or around your coop for your chickens is an excellent - but often overlooked - idea. Herbs are not only helpful for humans, but they can keep your chicken ...
Why Are Your Chickens Laying Soft Eggs and What to Do About It
There’s nothing worse than harvesting eggs and feeling a soft egg that is rubber-shelled amongst your gorgeous clutch. Rubbery or thin-shelled, soft eggs aren’t uncommon in a nesting box, but they ...
How Raising Chickens Can Teach Children About Responsibility
When I was nine years old, my family acquired our first batch of meat chickens. A decision that likely changed the course of my life. I was enamored with the delicate new chicks. I happily took on the ...
Can You Keep Ducks and Chickens Together?
When starting a homestead, chickens are usually the first animals to make their debut on the farm. Next spring rolls around and you find yourself in the feed store checkout line with some adorable ...
Easy and Affordable Homemade Chicken Feed Recipes
Anyone who's raised chickens for eggs or meat knows that feed can be ridiculously expensive. You may have considered making your own, but how can you be sure you're providing all the nutrients that ...
14 Bothersome Garden Insect Pests Chickens Can Eat
Insect pests cause an extraordinary amount of damage in vegetable, herb, fruit, and flower gardens. Fortunately, if you have chickens, ducks, Guinea fowl, or other birds nearby, they can help to keep ...
10 Boredom Buster Chicken Toys That Will Keep Them Entertained All Day Long
Chickens are intelligent, sensitive creatures who can suffer from boredom and depression just like any other. If you're raising a flock of your own, it's important to offer them "boredom buster" ...
Cherry Egger Chicken: Meet This Abundant Layer
When I first heard of cherry eggers, I was so excited. I thought of olive eggers, and Easter eggers, and assumed that cherry eggers laid reddish eggs. I was wrong. Cherry eggers don’t lay ...