Homestead Poultry

How to Tell if a Hen Will Hatch Eggs

There's nothing more exciting on the homestead than watching a mother animal do her thing and raise her babies! As…

5 years ago

Caring for a Sick Chicken- the basics

Caring for a sick chicken is difficult and challenging, there's no way around it. Chickens are prey animals, so they…

5 years ago

The Complete Guide to Supplies for Raising Chickens

Ever wonder exactly what it takes to raise chickens? Or maybe you're wondering what tools and supplies are available to…

5 years ago

Recognizing Cold Stress in Chickens

Cold stress is often an overlooked aspect of winter chicken keeping due to the fact that chickens generally handle cold…

5 years ago

8 Winter Chicken Keeping Tips

Winter chicken keeping is not as challenging as it sounds. Once you get the cold weather logistics figured out, caring…

5 years ago

Alternatives to Oatmeal for Chickens

What’s warm, cheap, easy to make, and something that chickens love on cold winter mornings? Oatmeal why of course! However,…

5 years ago

Dealing with Bully Chickens

A peaceful, well socialized, and coherent flock makes for happy, calm, and stress free flock members who are productive and…

5 years ago

20+ Gift Ideas for Chicken Lovers

With Christmas right around the corner you might be thinking about the people you need to find gifts for.  I love finding…

5 years ago

Should My Coop Have Electricity?

How fancy is your coop? Or maybe a more practical question for homestead chicken raisers is, how fancy does my…

5 years ago

Good and Bad Table Scraps for Chickens

Raising chickens on the homestead means you have natural composters right at your finger tips! However, just because chickens act…

5 years ago