by Janet Garman | Apr 5, 2021 | Chicken Breeds, Guest Articles
Choosing Bantam chickens for your backyard flock can be an excellent choice for urban and suburban neighborhoods. In fact, anyone who wants a hardy, small chicken with a good disposition will be pleased with the Bantam chicken’s good temperament. Among the many...
by Amy Fewell | Dec 4, 2020 | Amy Fewell, Chicken Coops, Chickens, Guest Articles, Homesteading
Winter is here and I need to think about the things to do to start preparing my chicken coop and chickens for their winter chicken coop set up. Wait, what? I have a winter set up and check list for my chickens? Why yes, yes I do! And it might be something you...
by Ann Accetta-Scott | Sep 25, 2020 | Ann Accetta-Scott, Chickens, Guest Articles, Homesteading, Raising Chickens, Recipes
DIY suet blocks for poultry are ideal during molting season. Suet cakes for chickens and other birds encourages and promotes feather growth. Not to mention, your poultry team will love this delicious treat item. Molting is a natural occurrence for poultry, wild and...
by Ann Accetta-Scott | Aug 7, 2020 | Ann Accetta-Scott, Chicken Eggs, Featured, Guest Articles, Homesteading
How to preserve eggs when looking for long-term storage is easy. In fact, for those who raise poultry it is a necessity. The most commonly asked question for those new to poultry keeping, do eggs need to be refrigerated, will also be addressed in this article. The...
by Amy Fewell | May 15, 2020 | Amy Fewell, Chickens, Geese, Guest Articles, Homesteading
Chickens and geese aren’t just a great homestead food source. You can start using chickens and geese in the garden to help you create a bountiful harvest each year! And, if you’ve ever wanted to start raising geese, this is a great excuse for you to dive right in this...
