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
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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
Raising Chickens In Your Backyard
We have taken the next steps towards self sufficiency and started raising chickens in our backyard as part of our suburban homestead and got our first flock of chicks a few weeks ago. … [Read more...] about Raising Chickens In Your Backyard
