Chickens Archives - Page 3 of 7

Articles about raising backyard chickens including coops, care, and tips for managing a flock.

Meet the New Chicks on the Block!

We have several new additions to our little urban homestead! I wanted to hatch out some more chicks this year…
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I never see it coming. I’ll be going along minding my business, when out of nowhere I’ll develop a kinship…
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Upstate New York has been positively dumped on by snow clouds this week. [sc name=”AFFILIATE” ] The chickens have been…
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It’s important to always count your chickens before bed. Forgetting this one lesson of chicken keeping can be the difference…
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I didn’t want to leave her outside. I wanted her to join the rest of her chicken family and get…
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We stood there staring at it. Tufts of gray fur and tiny rodent hands sticking up out of the scattered…
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Yesterday I spent an hour hanging out with my chickens in the backyard. I watched them frolic through the tall…
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If you’re jumping into this tale late, you can catch up here: Part 1 and Part 2 Many of you…
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Most people consider rats to be more of a pest than a predator in the chicken coop. We have unfortunately…
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