Chicken Keeping

    If you have more than a handful of chickens, and maybe even if you only have a few, you likely know that one …

Nesting boxes are a recent addition to my vintage 1920’s era chicken coop. Tired of retrieving eggs from plastic-totes-turned-nesting-boxes (which had a tendency to migrate …

  Chickens are hardy birds that adapt well to a wide range of temperatures if given the resources needed to keep themselves warm. In this …

  When most of us start decorating for Christmas, we usually just decorate typical things: putting up a Christmas tree, placing a wreath on the …

  A few years ago I raised a flock of meat birds. I accompanied these birds from brooder to butcher and along the way, I …

Hatching chicks from your own eggs- or convincing a motherly hen to raise a batch of hatchery chicks- is a fun way to experience a …

Necessity is the mother of invention- and in this case, a need to not frequently handle feed bags due to a dust allergy inspired the …

  Good chicken-coop landscaping includes a balance of well-chosen vegetation with foliage-friendly coop management practices. In this article, I’ll be reviewing the creative planting methods …

I raised 35 meat birds this spring and in order to keep things civil in the 100 year old coop I renovated for my laying …

If you’ve ever fussed with heat lamps, cold drafts, warm days risking overheating, and tiny baby chicks in a brooder, you know how frustrating the …

Since I published my post a few months ago showing the exterior of my restored 1920’s chicken coop, I’ve received several comments requesting a look …

  Preventing Broken Eggs in your Nesting Boxes: When chatting up the benefits of keeping chickens, few people mention the battle to keep clean, soft …

  An old chicken coop can still work great for keeping chickens today – in fact it may even be a far better home for …

Our farm has long been home to chickens. Often they spend daylight hours free-ranging, but for various reasons, many days the chickens stay confined to …