How To Keep Chickens Warm On Frigid Nights
January 9, 2015As temperatures dip, make sure your chickens are tucked in warm and cozy into their coops each night.
Awaiting First Eggs
December 19, 2014The four pullets are finally 20 weeks old, and they’re the same size as the hens. Even though winter is just a few days away, the girls will start laying eggs soon. I’m officially on egg watch. They’ll start when they’re ready, though. I don’t see the need to coax them to lay with dummy […]
My Simple Solution to Coop Cleanup
December 12, 2014Cleaning the chicken coop is one of my least favorite chores. The distain I feel encompasses all of life’s chores, not just chicken ones. I think we can all agree that chicken poop is pretty gross. Ideally, we should visit the coop every day with intention beyond gathering eggs—to remove the dirtiest bedding and replace […]
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.
Bird Flu is Back
November 25, 2014Farmers in Asia and Europe are dealing with avian influenza, but it probably won’t interrupt your Thanksgiving dinner.
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 […]
