Chickens in Your Backyard for Fun or Profit
A small flock of chickens can become a great living compost pile. And with new understandings...
Tag Archives: Chickens
Favorite Rare Breed Chickens
Humans have bred chicken breeds for thousands of years from wild jungle fowl. Today, there are...
Selecting a Breed of Chicken
They’re Not Just Chickens Chickens come in all shapes, color, sizes… and purposes. Did you know...
The Best Nutrition for Your Backyard Chickens
Raising backyard chickens has been a growing trend in the United States over the past several...
How Much Do Chickens Eat?
The quantity of feed consumed by a chicken is dependent upon many factors; the age of...
Introducing New Chickens to Your Existing Flock
Adding new chickens your flock of birds can be tricky, but it’s not impossible. Every flock...
Raising Meat Chickens – A Step by Step Guide
Before you go out and buy some chickens for meat, you need to do some research....
From Farm to Family: 7 Things to Consider
Animals play a meaningful role in the lives of their owners. In fact, most people consider...
Thinking Outside The Coop: 8 Common Myths About Raising Backyard Poultry
From fresh egg production to natural garden fertilizer, there is no shortage of benefits in raising...
Herbs to Keep Backyard Chickens Healthy
Nutrition plays a large role in the health of young chicks and laying hens. By setting...
What Breed of Chickens Lay Brown Eggs
There are all kinds of myths and misconceptions about what chicken will lay what kind of...
Chicken Egg Laying – How Many Eggs Are Normal?
Your chicks are now old enough that they are beginning to lay eggs but you may...
Plants That Will Feed Your Chickens for Free
We’re not talking about purchasing some acreage and a tractor for you to grow wheat on....
Common and Uncommon Edible Eggs
Eggs have always been a popular delicious and nutritious food. When most people think of eggs,...
Feed Your Family by Raising Good Chicken Egg Layers
If you have the time and space to raise chicken egg layers, it is a great...
Chickens and The Home Vegetable Garden
I have recently begun a quest to learn as much as I can on the benefits...
Cost of Keeping Chickens
How much will it cost for those wonderful, free-range eggs laid in your backyard coop? Are...
Best Chicken Breeds for Egg Production
Hens of all breeds lay eggs, but given the same conditions such as care, shelter and...
Important Terms to Know About Raising Chickens
Raising chickens is incredibly fun and very rewarding. They are amazing pets and are unfortunately underrated...
Are Fresh Eggs from Pastured Poultry Healthier?
Did you know the color of an egg yolk indicates how nutritious it is? How is...
Keeping Hens in The Garden
Keeping hens in the garden is easy. Hens are friendly and sociable creatures and not hard...
The Care and Handling of Baby Chicks
It’s 7:15 in the morning. You are checking email and drinking coffee in your robe and...
Heart of The Self-Reliance Movement
Playing chicken the good way: Suburban and city coops showcase self-reliance movement Americans across the country...
Materials and Tools for a Chicken Pen
So hopefully you are here because you are interested in becoming a chicken owner, whether it...
Starting a Chicken Farm the Organic Way – Guidelines for Raising Organic Chickens In Your Backyard
The concept of an organic chicken is still in the gray areas even now as the...
