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6 Automatic Chicken Waterers That Are Pure Genius

It’s really important to make sure your backyard chickens have constant access to clean water – and it’s easy to do with an automatic waterer. You can buy one, or make one yourself. It takes just a few minutes! (I have a full tutorial here. It cost me $12 to make this waterer, but a…

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Confessions from the Coop: Who’s Laying??

In this Confessions from the Coop series, I share a “behind the scenes” glimpse of life on the farm! Enjoy! This week, it’s been all about construction on the farm. Well, construction and filming for my new web show series! (Stay tuned for more info about that!) I’ve decided I’m building the ducklings a new…

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Confessions From The Coop ~ August 22, 2018

Duckling Update! This weekend, the ducklings took their first official swim (that was outside of their water bowl, at least). They took to it like….well….a duck in water, LOL! They had a ball, and also loved the shrimp I offered them. (That was a first for them, too!) It’s amazing that even though they’d never…

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Pumpkin Seed, Cayenne, & Wormwood Deworming Treat For Chickens!

If your chickens have worms, it can seriously derail their egg-laying. Why not make them a deworming treat? Roundworms, cecal worms, hookworms…oh my! Worms (aka freeloaders) rob your hens of vital nutrients while making it more difficult to pass manure, and generally just trash the insides of your chickens. So you gotta get rid of…