There’s a Duck in My Sink
There’s a Duck in my sink. The baby chicks have learned how to fly. They are flying to the top of the …
Category: Chickens
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How To Raise Baby Chicks
How To Raise Baby Chicks. I don’t know about your neck of the woods, but around here it’s baby chick time. They have’em at …
New Animal To Our Homestead!
We expanded the diversity here on the homestead……. there’s a new kid on the block. It’s a fun time of year! It’s …
2 Things I’ve Learned About Chickens This Week
It’s been a big week. I’ve learned 2 things about keeping chickens through winter. We have had chickens for years, and years, …
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Chickens & Frost Bite
I’m going to be real here. We have been keeping chickens for several years. We have been through a few challenges. The …
Do I Have to Clean the Chicken Coop?
Cleaning the Chicken Coop. Yes, you will eventually have to clean out the chicken coop. Unlike pigs, chickens will poop all over their …
What Is A Farm Fresh Egg?
In the Grocery Store today there are many different kinds of eggs. Farm Fresh Eggs, Free Range Eggs, Vegetarian Fed Eggs, Organic Eggs, …
Caring for Baby Chicks
Caring for Baby Chicks Baby chicks are usually sent home in a small box. Our local farm supply stores have a minimum …
Build Your Own Chicken Coop
Build Your Own Chicken Coop We have 3 chicken coops. None of them were originally constructed to be chicken coops. You can …
Keeping Chickens The Redneck Way – Pros & Cons
Keeping Chickens the Redneck Way – Pros & Cons For an Introduction to Keeping Chickens the Red Neck Way go Here. There …
Keeping Chickens – The Redneck Way
How to Keep Chickens The Redneck Way. We aren’t chicken experts. Our chickens are some free-rangin’, bug-eatin’, egg layin’ ladies and lads …
Incubating Eggs
It was springtime. We were incubating eggs. 10 days into the incubation process we usually “candle” our eggs to see which eggs …
Chicken in the Flowers Part #2
This is not the first post about problems with my flowers. I love my flowers. If you would like to read more …
Compost Your Own Kitchen Scraps
Compost Your Own Kitchen Scraps There is no reason to scrape all the scraps, leftovers or rotted foods into the garbage can …
Chicken in the Flowers
I think the chickens have been in my flowers….. again. I have a flower obsession. I am pretty good at loving them, …