Supplemental Winter Treats Keep Chickens Happy, Healthy
December 6, 2022Grow fresh forage in and around the run for your chickens to enjoy throughout the winter to improve nutrition and boost your flock’s activity.
Free-Ranging Chickens, By The Seasons
October 12, 2022Different times of the year bring different challenges for a free-ranging flock, so check out these tips for foraging a flock through the changing seasons.
Free-Range Chickens Take Center Stage in TV Commercials
April 14, 2015You can hardly turn on a TV without seeing a free-range chicken anymore. Is it just pop culture or something more?
Are Cats a Danger to My Flock?
March 4, 2015Because cats are carnivorous predators, it’s common to wonder if a neighborhood cat or stray will leap over your fence and attack your laying hens. But are cats really that dangerous? Stray Cat Strut While my first flock was still quite young—feathered out but not laying—a neighborhood cat would come by to stalk my birds. […]
4 Myths About Pastured Poultry
December 26, 2014Don’t let your farm customers get confused about package labels. Set them straight about how a pastured-poultry operation works.
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. […]
Design a Chicken Tractor for Broilers
March 4, 2014Raise meat chickens with sustainability and ease in mind by building a chicken tractor or ark to suit your needs.
