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…
It's the dilemma that every homesteader will face at some point in their chicken raising experience... how to tell if…
You may have a good start on knowing how to raise baby chicks, and you probably already have a plan…
One of the biggest challenges with homesteading is finding someone to care for your animals when you have to be…
I have incubated hatching eggs using both an incubator and a broody hen. Starting off using an incubator to hatch…
Before you even get chicks, you should be planning out your chicken coop! It gives your flock a safe, dry,…
Herbs have long been valued for their medicinal and culinary uses for people, but did you know that they are…
Those cute little fluff balls are hard not to obsess over, but over the years I have come to realize…
Chickens are such adaptable creatures. However, caring for chickens can vary depending on your regional zone. Weather patterns, different seasons,…
There's nothing more exciting on the homestead than watching a mother animal do her thing and raise her babies! As…
Caring for a sick chicken is difficult and challenging, there's no way around it. Chickens are prey animals, so they…
Ever wonder exactly what it takes to raise chickens? Or maybe you're wondering what tools and supplies are available to…
Cold stress is often an overlooked aspect of winter chicken keeping due to the fact that chickens generally handle cold…
Winter chicken keeping is not as challenging as it sounds. Once you get the cold weather logistics figured out, caring…
What’s warm, cheap, easy to make, and something that chickens love on cold winter mornings? Oatmeal why of course! However,…
With Christmas right around the corner you might be thinking about the people you need to find gifts for. I love finding…
How fancy is your coop? Or maybe a more practical question for homestead chicken raisers is, how fancy does my…
Raising chickens on the homestead means you have natural composters right at your finger tips! However, just because chickens act…