Category: Poultry

I don’t know about you, but my kitchen is overflowing with eggs. At one point, we were up to 9 dozen eggs just waiting for a plan. Even my son, who loves eggs for breakfast, is begging for something different. So what’s a mom to do? Here are 10 ways to keep those extra eggs… Continue reading 10 Things To Do With Your Extra Eggs

Free ranged chickens are pretty happy chickens. They can explore and snack as they go. At the end of the day, they go back home and hop on their roost bar. Our chickens have always free ranged. It supplements their feed requirement, they manage my insect population and they scratch and till my garden. That… Continue reading Free Ranged Chickens: Fencing Options

You did it! Congratulations! Raising baby chicks is a very exciting time that can be a little scary if you’re not prepared (or as prepared as you can be). Don’t worry, many of us have gone before you learning the right way to do things. Some of this was the easy way and some was… Continue reading Raising Baby Chicks

Ever looked at those crazy, semi-flightless birds and wondered how to do that? I was in your shoes 3 years ago. I thought no way should I be raising chickens. I think I read every chicken book I could get my hands on and scrolled through every chicken blog out there. I grew up with… Continue reading Raising Chickens for Beginners