Super Egg
Every once in a while I get an egg that stands out above the rest. Literally. We call these “Super Eggs.”Of course …
Tag: chickens
How to Hard Boil a Fresh Egg – That Will Peel
If you have fresh eggs and have hard boiled them you know what I’m talking about. They are impossible to peel. Impossible. …
Don’t Let me go to Tractor Supply
It’s the first day of spring! Yippee! If it wasn’t raining, I’d be in my garden celebrating. But it is raining, so …
Using Deep Litter to Keep Chickens Warm
We use the “deep litter” technique in our coop in wintertime to keep our chicken coop nice and warm. No heat lamps, …
24 Animals in 1 Week
Hopefully, we just made our last “spring” baby chick purchase. Technically, it’s not even spring yet. Here’s a list of the sweet, …
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 …
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 …