3 Tips to Keep Chickens Healthy This Winter
December 5, 2014Winter can be tough on all of us, but with a little TLC, your flock will do just fine.
How to Prevent Parasites in Your Flock
November 21, 2014Is there a certain type of plant that attracts mites/lice. Which plants should I steer away from growing to deter inviting them to the coop? –D&R Poultry Fortunately for us garden-loving chicken keepers, plant parasites and chicken parasites are two completely different beasts. Plants attract the organisms that feed on the plants, while scaly leg […]
4 Ways to Add Chicks to Your Farm
November 3, 2014Jumpstart your flock or increase your current flock’s size with these ways to obtain chicks.
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.
The Chicken Community is a Great Flock
October 31, 2014When I started raising chickens, the supportive chicken community that we have today was just beginning to crop up online. The Internet was crawling with novices just like me whose aspirations in sustainability led them to a seemingly sudden chicken obsession. We had more questions than answers. Wannabe chicken keepers looked to legit country farmers […]
How to Handle Egg Overload
October 24, 2014Modern chickens have been bred to ovulate like gangbusters. On average, an egg is produced every 26 hours when a hen is in her prime. When day-old chicks arrive, not much bigger than eggs, it’s hard to imagine that they’ll ever produce more food than you can eat, but they do! The amount my hens […]
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 […]
6 Ways to Give Molting Hens a Protein Boost
October 3, 2014Opening the coop to find a carpet of feathers that wasn’t there the day before can be shocking, whether you’re a beginning or experienced chicken keeper.
How Safe Are Foster Farms’ Chickens?
October 1, 2014Outbreaks of salmonella and listeria. Brutal beatings. What’s happening at a West Coast chicken processor makes me question its claim to humane.
