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.
You Think That’s Ethical Eating? Think Again!
January 18, 2016The food you purchase might seem healthy and humanely raised, but take a closer look at what some of those “eco-friendly” labels really mean.
Save Money On Chicken Feed This Spring
April 22, 2015My chickens love the explosion of insect life in the spring—and so do I, but it wasn’t always that way. In my life before chickens, my Kentucky backyard was unusable for several months of the year, simply because of blood-sucking insects. Because my chickens devour a majority of the bugs that bug me most, […]
6 Ways to Safely Free-Range your Flock
September 26, 2014I believe chickens deserve the freedom to satisfy as many of their natural behaviors as possible. We all take risks in life to enjoy our own human lives, so why should the chickens be any different? Free-ranging, at least part time, is the only way to allow chickens the freedom to enjoy their lives to […]
When Pecking Orders Collide
September 12, 2014The chicks are almost 6 weeks old. They don’t know much more than how to eat, drink, forage and fly, and they approach mere acquaintances with too much familiarity. They lack social graces and respect for their elders, which the older hens won’t hesitate to teach. The chicks are still not allowed to free-range like […]
