Biosecurity is extremely important for homestead chicken keepers. Biosecurity is the measures you take to prevent disease, parasites, and pathogens…
Knowing how to treat worms in chickens naturally is essential for raising a homestead flock. Especially if you live in…
Providing supplemental lighting in the coop can be somewhat of a debate in the chicken world. Supplemental lighting can be…
It seems like every predator is willing to put chicken on its menu, which is very unfortunate for homestead chicken…
Internal parasites, specifically worms, are one of those ever present but rarely seen menaces that can wreak havoc if not…
Supposably the annual fall molt should go smoothly and without issue, but if you have raised chickens for any length…
What does raising a homestead flock entail? Find out what skills and knowledge you need to have in order to…
I often get caught up in the what, whys, and how's of raising homestead chickens, but then I remind myself,…
Cleaning the chicken coop is emphasized a lot for raising a happy, healthy flock of backyard chickens, but cleaning the…
Whether you've hatched out your own chicks using a broody hen or an incubator, or bought straight-run chicks, or even…
Chickens form a dynamic flock that is run by their own set of rules and codes. Each bird has a…
You may have a good start on knowing how to raise baby chicks, and you probably already have a plan…