This is my mums hen and her chicks, who inspired this question. Nothing beats the calming sound of a hen quietly clucking as she looks after her chicks in your backyard. For many people, owning several

hope this post finds you all enjoying the simple joys of self-sufficient living. Today, I wanted to share a glimpse into my little backyard flock here on our homestead. These two photos capture the heart

I started my small chicken-raising journey with just a few birds—three Brown Dekalb hens and one rooster. I didn’t want to rush things. I wanted something manageable, something I could learn from without

‎Good news from our little homestead today. 😍 ‎ ‎Our chickens have FINALLY started laying eggs!! 🥳 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎For us, it feels like a victory worth sharing with this community. ☺️ ‎ ‎Almost a month ago,

My hubby used to feed our chickens whenever he had time. ‎ ‎Some days they get a full scoop of feed, other days only what was left. We assumed eggs would come naturally. ‎ ‎At their age, they should have

In this video, I will go through the complete process of raising baby chicks from egg to hen. I'll cover everything from hatching eggs, to caring for chicks, to feeding and housing them as they grow into

My intern’s dad, our chicken wizard at Freezer Camp, agreed to take my flock for the duration. He only had a small coop for his flock of 6 – 8 birds, so he would need to build something much larger. This

I call these little bantam Cochins Lawn ornaments. They are pullets in this photo. The two hens have started laying eggs! I also had two roos, I gave the lavender one away. Two roosters in one yard is

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Recently I made some changes in the runs, consolidating the main flock into one with our big rooster and just keeping the small bantams out in a separate with some sick chickens and this has made things

This is Big Red. She's a Gold Sex Link chicken, or GSL. Their breed from what I've read is a mix between a Rhode Island Red and a Rhode Island White. They're called sex links because their colors are linked

Soul Sister flew up and joined me while I fed their feed can today. Chickens are awesome. I think they're way better than dogs. Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web

So many projects in one picture. No overtime tonight, so I'm letting the little chickens start the night outside. If they're doing okay, they'll stay out. I showed them earlier how to get in and out of

Soul Sister and a GSL hanging out on the log that holds up their coop. I've got half a mind to let them sleep outside like big girls, but I want to be home to teach them to go to the coop, so not tonight.

Took the chicks outside today! They'll be moving out soon, and I've read that it's good to give them a few hours a day(if it's warm enough) outside to get acclimated. Soon as we came back in, they all

Who taught them to do that?! Soon as this one got up there, the other five craned their necks in amazement and ALL tried the same thing! Nnnnnoooooo!!!! I admit, it was kinda funny seeing half a dozen

I lived in France for several years. I like to say “I became a woman in France”. That’s where I learned how to feed myself and serve my guests in the most French of fashion. Traditional French food always

Post 2: Ahhhhh finalllllly! It'd be an understatement to say we had a case of cabin-fever this winter... Even though the last couple months have been like a Mid-Western autumn for this thick skin, what

I'm going to be sharing posts from a blog: The Renegade Poultry Project, we wrote for our business in 2015-2016. We had this fun idea to rent out chickens and chicken coops to people in Albuquerque. It