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Chicken Brooder: Why You Need One For Your Homestead
We made the switch from heat lamps to a chicken brooder heating plate. Read on to find out why we made the switch and how we have found using the Brinsea EcoGlow chick brooder. … [Read more...] about Chicken Brooder: Why You Need One For Your Homestead
Best Backyard Chicken Breeds For Suburban Homesteads
Backyard chickens are an easy venture into raising meat on the homestead and trying to find the right chicken breeds for backyard flocks can be challenging, Suburban homesteads and urban homesteads have different needs for a backyard chicken breeds in a flock than a … [Read more...] about Best Backyard Chicken Breeds For Suburban Homesteads
New Chicken Yard With A Permaculture Twist
I like to give my backyard chickens plenty of room to move about in but there are a couple of downsides to letting them free range throughout the whole yard. I'm going to use my skills as a Permaculture Designer to create a chicken friendly yard for them! … [Read more...] about New Chicken Yard With A Permaculture Twist
Precision Old Red Barn Chicken Coop Review
Prefabricated chicken coops make it easy for people to start raising backyard chickens. I bought a Precision Old Red Barn II chicken coop, see how it went together and how well it performs for my backyard flock. … [Read more...] about Precision Old Red Barn Chicken Coop Review
Death To The Chickens! Why We Killed One Of The Flock
Culling chickens may be unthinkable to some urban homesteaders who view their flock as pets and part of the family. Find out why we decided to kill a chicken from our small backyard flock. This post does not show any killing or processing of animals. It talks about … [Read more...] about Death To The Chickens! Why We Killed One Of The Flock
Improving Nutrition and Other Tips for Keeping Chickens Healthy in Wintertime
Dear Readers, Today I have a special guest post by Gabrielle Yoder from ChickenCoopGuides.com. Chickens can experience many different health problems in the winter if their keeper does not keep a close eye on their behavior and habitat. You can keep healthy … [Read more...] about Improving Nutrition and Other Tips for Keeping Chickens Healthy in Wintertime
How To Winterize Chicken Coops For Free
Winter's coming and you need to winterize the chicken coop and I'm going to show you how to do it for as frugally as possible, in fact this method of insulating my backyard chicken coop was FREE. Read more to find out how I insulated the chicken coop for winter. … [Read more...] about How To Winterize Chicken Coops For Free
