How to Build a Nest Box
January 18, 2016Give your hens a clean place to lay with this simple DIY project.
Which Should Come First: The Chicken Or The Egg?
November 24, 2015Farmers are taking a stand, saying that the quality of chicken’s lives affect the outcome of their eggs.
How To Tell If An Egg Came From A Healthy Chicken
November 10, 2015How do you know if you have a good-quality egg? It’s all in the color and texture of the yolk.
Convert A Horse Stall Into A Chicken Coop
September 19, 2014If you have spare room in a horse barn or existing structure, follow these six easy steps to modify it as a happy home for your chickens.
4 Things PETA’s Chicken Video Game Got Wrong
September 16, 2014PETA hopes its “I, Chicken” virtual reality experience will turn chicken eaters into vegans, but it leaves us in the real world wanting more.
How to Let Your Backyard Chickens Forage
August 22, 2014Last week, when I’d take the chicks outside to their makeshift playpen—a 4-by-8-foot rabbit guard fence we built to keep the hens out of a raised garden bed—the chicks were afraid of the big world, snuggling up together in a corner or trying to escape. Yesterday, though, I saw a sudden change in their behavior. […]
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.
Will My Dog And Chickens Get Along?
August 1, 2014For your pooch and flock to live together in harmony, you need to know your dog and it’s boundaries.
Circle of Life: It’s Smaller with an Urban Flock
July 25, 2014Photo by Rachel Hurd Anger A chicken’s journey around the circle of life can be a short one on any farm, whether rural or urban. Flock members can fall victim to acute illness, unexplained sudden death, human negligence and predators. These devastations can happen before a chicken reaches a ripe old age, despite the fact […]
7 Things You Didn’t Know About Keeping City Chickens
July 11, 2014I’d spent close to two years researching chickens before ordering my first chicks in 2010. At that time, shortening the distance food traveled to my kitchen was a personal mission. With chickens, I could reduce the distance eggs travel to just 30 feet! My chicken obsession started that honestly, but ultimately, it was just […]
