Frostbite can take place within minutes of flesh being exposed to wet, cold temperatures – and it can impact your chickens, too. Chickens do have a covering of feathers to keep them warm, but their legs, feet, comb and wattles ...
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Why Almost Everyone Is Wrong About Choosing Best Homesteading Chickens
When I first started looking into getting chickens for my small backyard garden, I couldn’t believe how many breeds there were! It was dizzying trying to decide among hundreds of chicken breeds in all shapes, sizes, colors, and temperaments. Choosing ...
Read More »6 Causes For Sudden Chicken Death (And How To Prevent It)
A few weeks ago, I went out to the chicken coop to feed and water my birds. I was shocked to find one lying lifeless on the floor, with no obvious sign of illness or injury. With a population of ...
Read More »Getting Started With Backyard Chickens (Interview With Lisa Steele)
Backyard chickens are no longer the sole domain of seasoned farmers homesteaders. Nowadays, even city folks are buying chickens to eat healthier eggs. But if you’ve never owned chickens, where should you start? That’s the subject of today’s edition of ...
Read More »How To Keep Your Chickens Legal (And Safe) In The Big City
Raising chickens, once considered a staple of country living, has made its way into suburbia, where wannabe homesteaders are finding creative ways to bring rural life to their neighborhoods. Caring for chickens (and their eggs) is not all it’s cracked ...
Read More »Should You Clip Your Chickens’ Wings? (The Answer May Surprise You)
There are a lot of decisions to be made when keeping poultry, and whether or not to clip chickens’ wings to prevent the birds from flying is one of the choices that must be made. There is no one-size-fits-all answer ...
Read More »10 Dual-Purpose Chicken Breeds Every Homesteader Should Consider
Choosing to add chickens to the homestead can be daunting with the number of breeds available on the market today. From bantams to giants, there seems to be a million different varieties from which to choose. For the biggest bang ...
Read More »The Smartest (And Easiest) Ways To Keep Chickens Warm During Winter
When the temperatures dip below a certain level, staying warm is more than just an issue of comfort. It becomes a matter of survival. If you keep chickens year-round, keeping them safe during cold snaps is a real concern. Some ...
Read More »9 Reasons Rabbits Are Better Than Chickens, Pigs & Cows For Homestead Meat
Sure, rabbits are cute, but don’t let that put you off! Rabbits are also an excellent meat source. Still on the fence? Here are our top nine reasons to raise meat rabbits: 1. Clean(ish) as a whistle Though rabbits, like ...
Read More »How To ‘Speak Chicken’ To Your Flock
Do chickens have a language? Yes – and you can learn it, too! So says author and backyard chicken keeper Melissa Caughey, who studied her flock and concluded that chickens have behaviors and sounds that have specific meanings. There’s even ...
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