CHICKENS

Raising poultry for meat and eggs on the homestead

How to candle dark shelled chicken eggs

Have you ever tried to figure out how to candle dark shelled chicken eggs and found yourself feeling really frustrated? …

Have you ever wondered what breeds of chickens will lay a colorful rainbow of eggs? We've been slowly growing our flocks …

Are you a beginner wanting to learn how to raise backyard chickens for eggs? This Beginner's Guide to Raising Backyard …

Our chickens stopped laying eggs for several months so I started reading up on how to naturally encourage egg laying in …

Our sweet Miniature American Shepperd/Heeler mix dog, Kogee, is such a character. We like to say he's a chicken herding …

How do I know if my chicken egg is fertilized? Learning how to tell if a chicken egg is fertile is an important skill to …

Last year I was searching for chicken books at the library and came across the book "How to Speak Chicken" by Melissa …

Today you get to meet some of the critters on our homestead! We have a wonderful crew of animals on our homestead whom …

Cleaning out the chicken coop is not on the top of my favorite farm chores list but figuring out how to clean out the …

Learning how to hatch chicks at home in an incubator is such a fun project! The first time we hatched chicks in an …

Buying a chicken coop can be an overwhelming process with so many styles and designs to choose from. The first time I …

Last spring when we were getting ready to raise baby chicks for the first time, we needed a chick brooder but didn't …