Your Ultimate Guide To The Plymouth Rock Chicken Breed + More! One of the biggest challenges of raising chickens is understanding what exactly each breed brings to the table. If you’ve been considering snapping up a Plymouth Rock chicken, you’re going to need our authoritative guide to walk you through just how these birds will impact … Read more
Your Ultimate Free Guide To The Incredible Phoenix Chicken Breed Not all chickens are lookers. Some, however, are beautiful… and, as is so often the case in life, the good-looking ones just aren’t as productive in the day-to-day grind. Case in point: the Phoenix chicken. These gorgeous birds ride the line between farm animals and household … Read more
The Complete Guide To Bantam Chicken Breeds: Is a Bantam Chicken Right for You? It makes sense to raise bantams than full-sized chickens if your backyard size is limited. However, not all bantams are cut out as backyard chickens. Before you buy a bantam chicken as a pet or an egg-layers, here’s everything that you need … Read more
The Complete Guide To The Speckled Sussex Chicken – Is This The Right Breed For You? Don’t move on without taking a look at this first-rate breed. The Speckled Sussex has been around for quite some time, and not because of a stroke of luck. These British birds have set the bar high and we’ll … Read more
Top 17 Chicken Predators & What To Know There’s nothing worse than waking up to a chicken coop viciously attacked by chicken predators. Before that ever happens to your flock, understanding the 17 common chicken predators can help you identify them, have a better understanding of how these predators attack, and what you can do … Read more
Homemade Febreze: 6 Easy Recipes to Help Save the Planet and Your Wallet! Have you checked the price of Febreze lately? It’s expensive! That’s where our handy-dandy list of homemade Febreze recipes comes into play. We will be looking at baking soda, fabric softeners, essentials oils, and one unexpected product in your cupboard or shopping list! … Read more
Homemade Mosquito Repellent: 8 Easy Recipes For Personal, & Yard Use Ouch! Getting a mosquito bite literally sucks. Whether you react severely to mosquito bites or not, getting turned into a human juice box is fun for no one. But using a store-bought repellent can be expensive – and bad for your health. (And let’s not forget, that … Read more
How To Clean And Store Fresh Chicken Eggs – All Questions Answered! Should I clean an egg that has been soiled? Do I have to clean all eggs before cooking? Is there a correct way to clean eggs? For those of you about to scrub the dirt off your eggs… please take a short pause, … Read more
How Do Chickens Mate? Do You Need A Rooster? The mating process of chickens is different from that of other animals. They even have a mating ritual to win the hearts of the girls. So, how do chickens mate? Let’s break down everything you need to know. The Birds And The Bees Of Farm Fowl … Read more
How Much Light Do Chickens Need To Keep Laying? Why do hens need light to yield eggs? How much light do chickens need to keep laying? Should I leave the light on 24/7? Do artificial lights have any negative effects on chickens? Light is intrinsically linked to egg production in chickens. In fact, no light … Read more
How High Can A Chicken Fly? All your questions answered Keeping your flock safely tucked in their run space is a basic element of raising chickens. But…how high can a chicken fly? How far can chickens fly? Wait a moment… can chickens fly at all? Ensure your chickens can’t plan their escape by air and read … Read more
How Big Should a Chicken Nesting Box Be? How big should a chicken nesting box be? How high should a chicken nesting box be? And how many hens per nesting box should there be? If you’re new to chicken keeping, you may not realize how important a nesting box is…until you start finding eggs in … Read more
When Can Chicks Go Outside? Crucial Information You Need To Know Letting your chicks go out in the backyard when they’re too young can be detrimental to their health and well-being. So, before you open the coop, here’s everything you need to know about when chicks can go outside. Let’s begin… Freeing The Fluff Balls … Read more
Ready to Conserve Water & Cut Your Water Bill? Here Are 8 Ways to Purify Water at Home There are many ways to purify water (especially in a crisis), besides rushing out and dropping hundreds or even thousands of dollars on a fancy water filtration gadget. And don’t worry. Whether you’re working with a $2000 … Read more
The Silkie Chicken – Everything You Need To Know Some call them funny; a few bizarre, while others say they are the indisputable weirdos of the chicken world. Whatever your opinion is at first sight, after reading our ultimate guide on the Silkie chicken, these fluffy oddities of the chicken realm will no doubt steal … Read more
Red Star chickens produces A LOT of eggs compared to other breeds. But are they worth keeping around? Find out.
This chicken is a favorite breed for beginner backyard chicken keepers. Find out what makes these chickens special.
Here’s a step-by-step guide on how you can turn yard waste, eggshells, and other kitchen scraps for apartment composting.
How To Store Onions: The Best Way & FAQ Don’t let onions (and your money) go to waste. These 4 EASY steps are the best way to store onion for longer storage life. But don’t store onions next to one food item, or else they will spoil faster! Now let’s learn how to store onions … Read more
4 Ways How to store fresh basil Did you just buy some basil? Or did you harvest basil from your garden? There are three easy ways you can keep your basil fresh. One of which is super effective that you can have fresh basil leaves and retain the basil flavor for a whopping 6 months! … Read more
How To Grow Mint Indoors – The Easy And Simple Way Want to try your hand at gardening, but don’t have any outdoor space? Perhaps you’d love to grow your own herbs, but think this is impossible in an urban living environment? Never fear! Mint is one of the easiest herbs to grow indoors. So … Read more
Growing Beets In Containers – The Simple And Easy Way Even if you have limited gardening knowledge and small garden space, beets are easy to grow that you’ll have an abundant supply of this nutritious and fast-growing root crop within 7 to 8 weeks. Here’s how you can easily grow beets in containers: What You’ll … Read more
Wondering How To Grow Tomatoes In Containers? It only takes less than two months for tomatoes bare fruit – yup, tomatoes are fruits and not vegetables. But you may be killing your tomatoes without even knowing it! Learn what’s the right way of growing tomatoes in containers in six easy steps. What You’ll Need 6 … Read more
Aquaponics Vs Hydroponics – What’s The Difference? Ah, the great alternative gardening debate of hydroponics vs. aquaponics. We’ll settle things once and for all so you can finally choose if you just want to grow veggies, fish, or even some crayfish. Here’s everything you need to know about these water-based systems. the Difference Between Hydroponics … Read more
Growing Broccoli In Containers – The Simple And Easy Way Growing broccoli in containers will take a while before they are ready to harvest, but you’ll get at least 4 heads in a season. Worth it! So what are you waiting for? Grab your gardening kit, extra-large containers, more fertilizer, and let’s explore container gardening. … Read more
How To Grow Cilantro Indoors – Top Tips Direct From Growers! Fast-growing and easy to care for, Coriandrum sativum or most commonly known as cilantro is the best herb to grow if you’re an aspiring green thumb without a backyard or garden. So without further ado, here’s how you can grow cilantro right inside your … Read more
How To Grow Garlic In Pots Whether for cooking or as a home remedy, garlic offers a myriad of uses around the home. However, is it easy to grow on your own? Can and should you grow garlic at home in pots of containers? As is the case with all plants (except zucchini, that stuff grows … Read more
How To Grow A Lemon Tree Indoors Do you wish you could pluck a tasty citrus fruit right from a tree in your own home, instead of driving to the store for out-of-season lemons? Growing your own indoor lemon tree is easier than you might think, but there are still several steps to follow to … Read more
How to Build a DIY Homemade Chicken Incubator Looking for a safe place to put those fertilized chicken eggs where you’ll know they’ll hatch? You could choose the pricier option and purchase an incubator at a store, or you could embrace your inner handiness by making a homemade chicken incubator. If the latter sounds like the better … Read more
Sick Chicken? Here Are the 15 Most Common Chicken Diseases (Plus, Prevention & Cure) Are you dealing with fatal poultry diseases or a simple mite infection? We’ve gathered information on some of the most common chicken diseases so you can help diagnose your backyard chickens and figure out what you can do to keep those … Read more
How To Keep Chicken Water From Freezing: 11 EASIEST Ways & FAQ With these 11 EASY tricks, you can delay or stop water from freezing. And oh, don’t bring out the extension cord just yet. 7 out of these ten tips are all electricity-free! All options are simple, easy, and low investment. Just choose whichever … Read more
what temperature is too cold for chickens? How cold is too cold? Trying to raise a few background chickens in your colder than average backyard? You probably constantly wonder: how cold is too cold for chickens? At what temperatures can they survive? If your winters are brutal you may be concerned that your beloved chickens … Read more
If you’re looking to raise chickens, it turns out modern hens may not know how to care for their eggs. Read this guide to learn how to hatch chicken eggs yourself.
Are Your Chickens Eating Their Own Eggs? Here’s What You Need to Do… The simple answer: You’re doing something that pushes them over the edge to become egg-eaters. Before it gets worst, let’s find out the real reasons why your hens are eating their eggs. The answers can vary – but you’ll soon have this … Read more
How Long Do Chickens Lay Eggs? If you are about to start or are just considering starting your own home chicken-raising operation, one of the questions that may pop into your mind is “how long do chickens lay eggs?”. I mean, do these wacky little birds lay eggs throughout their entire lives? How long do … Read more
Wondering which chicken breed will reward you with the most eggs? it depends. But here are the 10 most abundant egg layers
Here are five different styles of DIY aquaponics systems that might work for you.
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Raising Baby Chicks – What To Feed Them & How To Care For Them Congratulations, you’re now a proud grandma to adorable and yellow fluffballs! So, what now? Just like your nana, you’ll need to give your baby chickens some TLC. And, we’re not just talking about giving them a buffet of food and water, … Read more
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Keep those pesky, disease-carrying rats out of the chicken coop! Follow these 10 EASY ways and banish them for good!
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