Grain-free Chocolate Cakegluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | refined sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Feb. 11, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Did you ever think that a grain-free cake could be soft, fluffy, and pretty...

A Guide to Abormal Chicken Eggsby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Feb. 4, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Chances are if you have raised chickens for any amount of time… you’ve quickly realized that eggs can take on many shapes, sizes,...

Grain-free Vanilla Cakegluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Jan. 30, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Finally! A grain-free vanilla cake that looks and tastes like cake! It’s not too dense, not too moist,...

Natural Chicken First Aid Kit Supplies Guideby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Jan. 21, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. The natural homesteader’s chicken first aid kit will look different than the average poultry first aid kit. Instead of synthetic antibiotics, chemical...

Dairy-free Potato Soupgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | egg freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Jan. 16, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Creamy, warm, and bursting with flavor… this dairy-free potato soup will be a soup that...

Grain-free Vanilla Cupcakesgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Jan. 14, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Making grain-free chocolate cupcakes was fairly easy. Making grain-free vanilla cupcakes… not so much. But at last, this...

Do Chickens Need Heat During the Winter?by Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Jan. 7, 2025This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. I know… it’s that winter chicken keeping question… again. Do chickens need heat during the winter? The answer to that question is...

12 Healthy New Year’s Eve Snack Ideas| gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, & nut free options |by Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Dec. 30, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. I’m not much of one to stay up late, but I do enjoy doing...

These grain-free snowball cookies are so light and delicious! They are made without grains, gluten, corn, tree nuts, or eggs! Enjoy these snowball cookies this holiday season!...

Grain-free Chai Spice Cakegluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | refined sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Dec. 23, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Imagine a slice of moist, fluffy cake topped with pillows of sweet frosting...

How to Care for Chickens During the Holidaysby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Dec. 19, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Our homestead livestock need care all year round, there is no ‘Christmas break’ from homestead chores. But, your homestead flock chores...

Gluten-free Cinnamon Rollsgluten-free | tree nut free | refined sugar freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Dec. 17, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. I love cinnamon rolls. I love big, soft, sweet cinnamon rolls. And these gluten-free cinnamon rolls are just...

Grain-free Gingerbread Snack Cakegluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Dec. 12, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. I love a good snack cake. I mean, who doesn’t love having cake for snack? Okay, this...

Gluten-free Ham and Bean Soupgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | tree nut free | egg freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Dec. 10, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. I love soup… any kind of soup. But one of my favorite soups...

10 Reasons Why Hens Stop Laying Eggsby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Nov. 25, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. I expect most of my homestead animals to pay for their keep (although, there are certainly some exceptions!). Is it natural for...

Gluten-free Dinner Rollsgluten-free | dairy-free option | tree nut freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Nov. 21, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. You don’t have to give up soft, fluffy dinner rolls despite being gluten-free! Nor do you have to rely...

Gluten-free Thanksgiving Pie Recipes Roundupgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | nut free | egg freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Nov. 19, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Every year my family always makes an over abundance of pies for our Thanksgiving!...

Gluten-free Cheesy Sausage and Potatoesgluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free option | tree nut free | egg freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Nov. 14, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Super simple ingredients. Super easy to make. But insanely delicious! This gluten-free...

How to Winterize the Chicken Coopby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Nov. 12, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. For northern homesteaders, there seems to be an endless number of things to ‘winterize’ in the fall. So when it comes to winterizing...

Homemade Venison Jerkygluten-free | grain-free | dairy-free | nut free | egg freeby Alexa Lehr | The Pioneer Chicks | Nov. 7, 2024This post may contain affiliate links. See our Disclosure for more information. Making your own homemade jerky is super easy when you use this homemade venison jerky recipe!...