A balanced diet is important year round to keep your flock healthy. During the winter, your flock’s dietary needs change…
Fall is over and with it the fall molt is nearly finished, which means you might expect egg production to…
While I like to source most of my natural remedies right from my homestead, I am also not against supporting…
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…
What can I feed my sick chicken? Ailing chickens are often picky and can loose their appetite quickly. Once a…
Providing supplemental lighting in the coop can be somewhat of a debate in the chicken world. Supplemental lighting can be…
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…
What does raising a homestead flock entail? Find out what skills and knowledge you need to have in order to…
Learning how to harvest your own herbs, both for you and your homestead flock, is an essential modern pioneer life…
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…
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…