5 Backyard Chicken Friendly High Protein Treats For Fall

5 Backyard Chicken Friendly High Protein Treats For Fall

As the days get shorter, and your backyard chickens begin to molt, you might want to supplement their diet with high protein treats. And luckily, there’s lots of options! Molting is a normal process in the fall – it’s when chickens start losing their feathers to regrow new ones. By the time it’s super chilly,…

These 9 Backyard Chicken Decor Ideas Are Everything

These 9 Backyard Chicken Decor Ideas Are Everything

Obviously, I love chicken themed home decor. Personally, I think it’s a great way to tastefully show your love for your chickens. You might laugh, and say “there’s no way you can tastefully incorporate chicken themed decor into your home.” Well folks, today I’m going to show you how. I stumbled upon some beautiful country…

Naughty Ducks! Confessions from the Coop (TM)
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Naughty Ducks! Confessions from the Coop (TM)

Yesterday, I noticed my ducks aimlessly wandering around the yard, which isn’t supposed to happen – I shut their run door. Yet, there they were, happy as clams, playing in the horse waterers. When I checked the coop, the door was open. Don’t ask me how. https://www.instagram.com/p/BnujvMLl6qH/?taken-by=pamperedchickenmama But here’s what’s funny: NONE of the chickens…

Ducklings That Spontaneously Reproduce?? Confessions From The Coop (TM)
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Ducklings That Spontaneously Reproduce?? Confessions From The Coop (TM)

So, either I can’t count, or the ducklings are spontaneously reproducing. I’ll swear on the Bible that there were only 10 ducklings when they hatched, but they finally slowed down long enough yesterday for me to do a head count. And there’s 11. Not 10. So, I’m the proud owner of 16 ducks. Which is…

Our YouTube Channel Is Launching!: Confessions From The Coop (TM)
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Our YouTube Channel Is Launching!: Confessions From The Coop (TM)

Well, I finally managed to (mostly) finish the run to the chicken coop. It’s been a bit of a project, largely because it’s so hot here. I can’t really stand being out in the heat for long, and it’s pretty much hot here all the time. But now the adult ducks and the chickens are…

Those Sneaky Chicks! Confessions From The Coop (TM)
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Those Sneaky Chicks! Confessions From The Coop (TM)

Well, it finally happened. We finally had a chillier than normal (read: in the 60s F), which tells me that soon, the dang mosquitoes will go back in hiding for another 6 months. I started putting the finishing touches on the duckling coop (they’re WAY happier to be out of that tractor and near a…