Living off the grid is a great choice that families across the world make day in and day out, but not everyone has the opportunity to move to a spacious plot of land and leave the city behind. For those ...
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This Survival Secret Is The Key To A More Productive Chicken Flock
It happens all the time: those cute little chicks suddenly become little monsters, crowing all day (and night!) and picking fights with each other, the hens, and your feet. Keeping more than one rooster in your flock while maintaining the ...
Read More »Get Rid Of Parasitic Worms On The Homestead
Internal parasites are one of the most common problems encountered in animal husbandry, including livestock and household pets. In my experience, worms can quickly become a serious issue – living in a warm climate unfortunately means that the little worms ...
Read More »My Wife Or My Chickens
Raising chickens in the Midwest is not easy, but it can be an interesting hobby. At my house, though, the profit margin is usually very low and the maintenance is high. The children fall in love with those little chicks, ...
Read More »Building a Chicken Coop – Chicken Coop Plans and Designs
February 12, 2012 The Easy Step-by-Step Blue-Prints of How To Build Your Own Backyard Chicken Coop in Mere Hours Using Low Cost Materials… Inside you’ll discover the complete ‘done-for-you’ step-by-step chicken coop plans & DIY video tutorials so you can ...
Read More »Turning A Sow’s Ear Into A Silk Purse
“Have you ever raised a pig?” the old man asked me. “Why yes I have,” I said with a smile. Like most people who listen to my rants, he didn’t believe me, but I was telling the truth… this time. ...
Read More »Kingbird Farm – Layer Management & Egg Production (2 of 2)
December 7, 2012 In the quest for flock improvement and self-reliance, Karma Glos from Kingbird Farm has started breeding her own laying hen replacements. Here she describes how she manages them from hen to egg, and incubator to chick. Previous ...
Read More »Kingbird Farm – Layer Hen Breeding (1 of 2)
December 6, 2012 In the quest for flock improvement and self-reliance, Karma Glos from Kingbird Farm has started breeding her own laying hen replacements. Here she describes how she manages them from hen to egg, and incubator to chick. Previous ...
Read More »Raising Chickens for Meat and Eggs
If you watch the news, you are well aware of food recalls. This seems to practically happen every day. Poultry is one of those foods that have been recalled due to problems with the food the chickens ate or the ...
Read More »City Chickens
October 18, 2012 Sue tells us about raising chickens in the city. Previous Video
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