Chicken life

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Keeping chickens cool in the summer?

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I remember the days when I only fed my chickens homemade grains only, because I did not know how important it was to include some [...]

Okay, I'm currently working on my own Olive-eggers, and I have a question...Which egg color gene is dominate? Brown? Blue? Another question -- an...

I am constantly tempted to feed our chickens table scraps. I hate throwing things in the trash, so it seems logical to me that I can divert some of our half-eaten meals to the ladies in the backyar…

Have you ever wondered how chickens lay different colored eggs? We tell you which are the breeds of chickens that lay blue eggs. And pink. And chocolate!

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When you think of a kiddie pool, the first thought will most likely be fun for the kids during the hot Summer months. Although we [...]

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4 absolutely must have chicken coop additions! When building your coop you want to make sure you install everything you need. Don't skip these 4 things that make your life so much easier!

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1.6k4411If you’re anything like us, you long to move all your animals to a 100% organic diet featuring nutrient rich, non GMO ingredients but your budget has other ideas… This is the situation we’ve found ourselves in. Every time we go to the feed store I inspect the organic chicken feed but invariably we grab …

NOTE to Certified Organic Growers: All our cover crop seed is untreated, non-GMO seed. The legume seed in this mix is coated with Nitro-Coat Organic, an OMRI listed organic coating. This coating uses all organic ingredients: the proper rhizobacteria, a Calcium Carbonate coating that is naturally water absorbing to speed seed germination, and an OMRI listed organic adhesive.

The best herbs for chickens to eat are also great for other uses (like first aid), Find out how to use them to raise happy hens (and healthy eggs)!

SUPER helpful list of how to get started with some of the best ways for making money farming - even on just a SMALL homestead!