Grain-free Chocolate Mint Cookiesgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | refined sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | April 25, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. These cookies surprised me in more ways than one! I started off with...
How to Make a Plan for Incubating & Hatching Chicksby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | April 16, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. There’s no better way to add chicks naturally to your homestead than through hatching them right on the homestead!...
50 Healthy Ways to Eat Eggsgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | April 11, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Eggs are a wonderful homestead food that are often in abundance during...
Benefits of Cinnamon for Chickensby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | April 2, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Cinnamon may seem like an ordinary spice since it is so widely used in baking, cooking, and flavoring foods. However, this ordinary spice has...
Gluten-free Carrot Cake Baked Oatmealgluten-free | dairy-free option | tree nut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | March 28, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. I love carrot cake, and I love baked oatmeal….. so let’s just say when this amazing combination...
10 Helpful Facts for Raising Chicks on the Homesteadby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | March 12, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Whether it’s your first time brooding chicks on the homestead or not… there’s always new tips and tricks to learn...
Grilled Bacon-Wrapped Venison Backstrapgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | egg freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | March 17, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. This venison recipe is a staple on our homestead menu! Our version of grilled...
10 Chicken Keeping Myths to Ignoreby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | March 5, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. With a rise in chicken keeping and homesteading also comes an increase in information about keeping chickens on the homestead. And, as with...
Grain-free Pancakesgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free by Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | February 29, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Light, fluffy, and insanely delicious…. these amazing grain-free pancakes are sure to be a modern pioneer breakfast favorite!...
How to Choose the Best Type of Chicken Feedby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | February 20, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Picking out a homestead poultry feed is probably one of the first things you should consider when you plan on...
Grain-free Turkey & Rice Soupgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | egg freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | February 1, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. This grain-free turkey and rice soup is creamy, flavorful, and the perfect comfort...
SPECIAL POST: Elder Farms Products for Chickensby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | February 6, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Elderberries are a powerful holistic berry that has been used in ancient medicine for centuries. Elderberry supplements should certainly be a staple...
Benefits of Elderberries for Chickensby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | January 30, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Elderberries are an ancient holistic remedy that were used by the Native Americans to help treat both internal and external health issues. But… did...
Grain-free Snickerdoodle Cookiesgluten-free | grain-free | tree nut free | refined sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | January 25, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. These grain-free snickerdoodle cookies are everything a snickerdoodle should be… sweet, soft in the middle with...
8 Most Cold Hardy Chicken Breedsby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | May 2, 2023This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. You know the saying, “gotta’ have the right tool for the job”. Well it’s the same logic when it comes to choosing chicken...
Grain-free Chocolate Chip Muffinsgluten-free | grain-free | tree nut free | refined sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | January 11, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. These grain-free chocolate chip muffins were everything I had dreamed that they would be! My...
What is Cold Stress in Poultry?by Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | January 2, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. What is cold stress in poultry? Cold stress is the response a chicken’s body has to staying warm in cold weather. It is...
Grain-free Baked French Toastgluten-free | grain-free | tree nut free | refined sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | December 28, 2023This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Warm, sweet, and bursting with maple cinnamon flavor… this grain-free baked French toast is everything...
Should I Insulate the Chicken Coop?by Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | December 19, 2023This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. When it comes to winter chicken keeping, questions like, ‘should I heat the chicken coop?’, ‘does the coop need to be insulated?’, and...
Paleo Sugar Cookies (nut free & gluten-free)gluten-free | grain-free | tree nut free | refined sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | December 14, 2023This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Sweet, soft, and decorated with delicious goodies… these sugar cookies are everything...