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.
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.
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 […]
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.
3 Hang-Ups in Moving Chicks Outside
September 5, 2014I’m a person who likes to prepare. Research, studying, and compiling information is a joy, and when I took up raising chickens, it was the preparation that convinced me I was ready for the hobby. But no matter how much I prepare, there’s always something I don’t know until I jump in. Usually, it’s something […]
Why You Need to Inspect Your Flock Today
August 29, 2014Spending time with your flock, observing behaviors, and inspecting each chicken for injury and illness are important chores to add to the daily or weekly to-do list. You know your flock and its individual personalities best, which makes spotting problems easy. I keep a close eye on my Silver-Laced Wyandotte, Pauline. She’s my heaviest chicken, […]
Surviving the Deep Freeze
January 9, 2014The bitter cold here in the East has wreaked havoc on the garden this week. I’m not so much worried the many perennial plants, trees and shrubs we have on the property that are fully hardy down to USDA zone 5 and below.
Something to Crow About
September 3, 2012We don’t have roosters on our farm anymore. Carl and Rasputin had to go to new homes because they kept raking Mom and Dad with their spurs.
