Permaculture Chicken Keeping
January 18, 2016Integrate your flock into a healthy growing system that is self-supporting.
Safety Check: 4 Water Sources for Your Chickens
February 20, 2015Like all living things, our chickens need water to survive, thrive and produce healthy eggs. Clean water keeps hens’ reproductive systems working the way they should, and some chicken keepers, especially newbies, worry about water quality or if they’re properly watering their flock. To provide some clarity, here are four water sources for your chickens […]
5 Cheap Coop-Maintenance Materials
October 31, 2014Keeping chickens doesn’t have to be costly. From building the coop to keeping it clean, these inexpensive materials will help make your hens feel like queens.
6 Reasons to Keep Urban Chickens
October 17, 2014City peeps raise chickens for many reasons that can vary from one backyard coop to the next. If you’re thinking about taking on a flock of your own, give serious consideration to the benefits it will bring you and your homestead. Here are the reasons I think chicken keeping is so great. 1. A Taste […]
Two Flocks, One Coop
October 10, 2014When the overnight temperatures began plunging into the 40s this past week, I decided to eliminate the temporary housing the pullets have been living in. Just after dusk, when everyone was having trouble seeing, I scooped up the young girls and popped them into the coop with hens. Forcing territory into a community space was […]
The Book For Beginning Chicken Keepers
August 21, 2014Starting your first flock and need a no-nonsense introduction into the world of chicken-keeping? This is the book for you.
The Chicks are Here!
March 14, 2011Our chicks arrived on Friday, and now there are 10 red-and-yellow peeps in the living room. (Their brooder makes a good light for when me ‘n’ Uzzi creep in at night to use the computer.)
Jail Time Threatens Chicken Owners
January 11, 2011Courtesy iStockphoto/Thinkstock Urban chicken keepers across the country face penalties for not complying with confusing city ordinances. It’s not surprising that urban chicken owners have been the first to run headlong into city laws and ordinances that not only restrict or prohibit keeping hens, but also serve up hefty fines for doing so. While animal […]
