When you have your own backyard flock, you don’t have to settle for boring white and brown eggs. To get a colorful, varied egg basket you will need a variety of chicken breeds. Chickens can lay a variety of egg colors, depending on their breed, but each individual hen will only lay one color of […]
Reasons why you should be ordering baby chicks online
There are several ways that you can get baby chicks if you want some. But I’m going to tell you today about my favorite way to get baby chicks: ordering baby chicks online! Ordering baby chicks online is the best way to get chickens, trust me! In order to raise backyard chickens, you need to […]
Making Money with Chickens book review
Are your chickens a bunch of free loaders? I know mine definitely don’t always earn their keep! Check out my review of Lisa Murano’s book “Making Money with Chickens: How to make up to 12K a year with just 15 chickens” and get those girls to work! Lisa Murano is the owner of the blog […]
Chicken Keeping By-Laws
It’s always a good idea to find out the laws in your town before starting a backyard farm. You don’t want to invest in a chicken coop, barn, or duck pond and get attached to some fuzzy little critters only to have the town hit you with a fine, make you move it, or make […]
Understanding Chicken Feed
There are so many types of chicken feed available that it can seem overwhelming. How do you know which feed is best for your chickens? Should you get a pelleted feed or one that is in crumble form? With so many options available, choosing the best type of chicken feed can seem impossible. There are […]
How to Steam Farm Fresh Eggs for Easy Peeling
Have you ever had this happen? You buy a dozen beautiful, rainbow-colored, farm fresh eggs and can’t wait to eat them! You have visions of scrambled eggs, quiches, cakes, and a lovely tray of deviled eggs at the family picnic with those brilliant yellow yolks…NOPE. By the time you peel them, all you have left […]
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