Natural supplements are a great way to keep your homestead flock healthy using holistic methods that both heal and nourish…
What’s your biggest on-going chicken keeping expense? If I could hazard a guess, I would say it’s buying feed for…
The winter months can be a time of increased food consumption and strain on a chicken's daily energy needs. Cold…
It's getting cold outside as winter sets in and one way to help your flock deal with the cold temperatures…
Many foods that we raise and grow on the homestead are considered seasonal crops, meaning they can only be grown…
Ever get tired of a muddy, dirty, and stinky chicken coop enclosure on the homestead? I know I sure did!…
What treats can I give my chickens daily? Should I even give my chickens daily treats? These are all great…
Pumpkins are a fall staple on the homestead. Not only for cooking, baking, decorating, and carving... but also for the…
An imbalance in a chicken's diet can cause the chicken to not receive the proper nutrition it needs, either by…
A nutritionally complete and balanced diet for your flock should help prevent a majority of dietary issues, however, sometimes dietary…
All chickens who are over a year old molt at least once every year, usually in the late summer and…
We've reached that time of the year where you get no fresh eggs from your homestead flock and it looks…
Making these high protein quinoa cakes as a DIY treat for chickens is a great way to sustainably spoil your…
Chickens and dust bathing go together like peanut butter and jelly. If you don't provide a dust bath spot, your…
Why do chickens dust bathe? Chickens dust bathe for several reasons. The primary ones being because it seems to be…
Chicks can be resilient, but given their small size, they are more vulnerable to health issues and disease. Keeping your…
Chickens are on their feet all day. Even when they roost, perch or relax, they are still on their feet!…
I know you have probably heard me say this over and over in my articles, or at least something like…
A chicken's diet is essential for keeping it healthy and productive. Sudden diet changes can be hard for your homestead…
Any kind of poultry parasite is annoying, but I have found that northern fowl mites are terribly persistent little buggers…