Livestock – Poultry

If you have ever held a quail egg in your hand, the first thing you notice is how small it is. About a quarter the size of a standard chicken egg,...

If you keep chickens, sooner or later you will deal with a sick bird. It happens on every homestead, no matter how clean the coop or how carefully...

Walk onto any working Amish farm and you will find chickens that look good: alert, clean-feathered, active, with good body condition and a...

I did a lot of research about raising my chickens free-range, before I decided most of it was BS! The result? If I wanted to learn anything and help...

You just dropped another $40 on a bag of layer feed last week, and now someone's telling you $20 can feed your entire coop of chickens for a whole...

Spring is a special time of year for chickens. Everything seems to explode all at once, from egg surges to a hormone, broodiness, and highly...

The recent spike in the cost of eggs has led a lot of people to construct a chicken coop and raise chickens for the first time. There’s plenty of...

When you raise chickens, you quickly learn that a healthy flock starts with a varied diet. Fresh kitchen scraps can be a wonderful supplement to...

When you’re raising chickens, it’s natural to wonder which foods from your own kitchen or garden can be shared with the flock. Celery often comes up...

Raising chickens can be one of the most rewarding and grounding parts of a self-sufficient life. The soft clucking at sunrise, the steady rhythm of...

You think your chickens are safe. You built the coop yourself, added straw, maybe even a solar door. But what if that structure—your pride and...

Introduction to Odor Control Raising backyard chickens is incredibly rewarding—farm-fresh eggs, compostable manure, and a sustainable lifestyle all...

You might not even realize it, but some of the most common things around your homestead could be quietly putting your entire flock at risk. A small...

Stinging nettles are everywhere in your garden, and I'm not gonna lie; we often overlook them and have them discarded. No need to do this anymore!...

It’s easy to raise chickens, and you can do it in the smallest spaces. Six chickens can provide you with six fresh eggs a day, and you always have...

Thinking of raising poultry like ducks, or quails for lower feed cost or egg varieties? Whatever the reason may be, exploring alternative options...

One of the many dilemmas homesteaders face is the type of livestock to raise on their land. Something that often comes into question is whether to...

Ah, the bounty of your work as a chicken keeper. You go out to your coop first thing in the morning and- wait a second, where are the eggs? Are the...

Setting up a chicken coop on your farmstead is indeed an exciting and valuable adventure that comes with its own fair share of challenges. One such...