It looked like chicken carnage in the coop. There were feathers everywhere, and my heart sunk. I quickly did head count. Everyone was present and accounted for, thank goodness! Now to figure out whose feathers were everywhere, and why. A little more investigation gave me the answer: the chickens were molting. Want more details on how … Read more
Sometimes fresh eggs can be difficult to peel. Thankfully, there are a few ways to easily hard boil fresh eggs so the shells don’t stick. One of the best parts of having chickens is all the fresh eggs. Eggs are super versatile and delicious and can be used in so many different ways. Here are … Read more
One of the inescapable facts of keeping chickens is that they produce waste. One of the best reasons for raising your own chickens is that you can turn that waste into something useful instead of a harmful pollutant. In order to do that however, you will need a way to manage it. Chickens do most … Read more
The whoooooole point of raising chickens is for the awesome chicken eggs. Home grown chicken eggs are more colorful and vibrant, which means they are jammed full of nutrition. Orange yolks! Yeah! We know our birds were treated well because we raised them. We grow our own food and are reducing our dependence on sometimes unreliable … Read more
You need chickens. You really do. Why? Because chickens are awesome. Why are they awesome? They eat bugs, lay eggs, and they look hilarious when they run. What other reasons do you need? I mean we could mention the fact that fresh eggs taste better than store bought eggs, and that chickens in factory farms … Read more