Want to overcome one of the toughest winter chicken keeping problems on the homestead? Figure out how to keep your…
A balanced diet is important year round to keep your flock healthy. During the winter, your flock’s dietary needs change…
You may have heard about putting apple cider vinegar in your flock’s water to improve their health. However, before you…
While there are homeopathic and herbal concoctions made specifically for treating internal parasites in chickens, I like to try and…
Are you poultry first aid certified? Me neither, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't know how to treat basic injuries…
Knowing how to treat worms in chickens naturally is essential for raising a homestead flock. Especially if you live in…
Internal parasites, specifically worms, are one of those ever present but rarely seen menaces that can wreak havoc if not…
Protein is needed for a chicken to survive. It is required for nearly all the body functions to work properly.…
Food is the fuel source for your flock. What they eat will determine their health and productivity. When it comes…
Supposably the annual fall molt should go smoothly and without issue, but if you have raised chickens for any length…
I often get caught up in the what, whys, and how's of raising homestead chickens, but then I remind myself,…
Protein is an important part of a chicken's diet because it provides the building blocks for skin, muscles, and bones…
Chickens are very sensitive to high temperatures, much more so than cooler temperatures. While winter chicken keeping does pose its…
We all want to keep our homestead flock healthy and cool during the summer months! Monitoring your flock's diet during…
Chickens can handle cool weather way better than warm weather. High temperatures can cause a drop in laying or cause…
If you've ever aspired to raise your homestead flock naturally, then I am sure you have contemplated all the variety…
A clean chicken coop is essential to raising healthy backyard chickens. As any chicken keeper may tell you, keeping the…
No homestead chicken raiser likes to think that the litter they have in the chicken coop can actually be harmful…
One important aspect of raising a homestead flock naturally is knowing how to care for their injuries and diseases using…
Supplements are important in a chicken's diet too! While choosing the right homestead poultry feed goes a long way in…