Adorable Coops design with flowers
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6 Adorable Coops You Need In Your Backyard!

It’s time for this week’s Adorable Coops! Here’s 6 original and beautiful chicken coops you’ll love! Who wouldn’t want these in their backyard?? Maat van UitertMaat van Uitert is a backyard chicken and sustainable living expert. She is also the author of Chickens: Naturally Raising A Sustainable Flock, which was a best seller in it’s Amazon…

Anatomy of a chicken egg diagram
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Know Your Eggs! Chicken Egg Anatomy Explained!

How well do you know your chicken’s eggs? Knowing chicken egg anatomy is very useful for more than one reason. In fact, it can tell you a number of things about your hen’s health – for example, whether your hen is stressed or even sick. So it’s important to know about the different parts so…

diy chicken coop plans
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My Best Hack To Build A Chicken Run On The Cheap

Today’s backyard chicken question is from a reader who asked me about how to build a chicken run, the size it should be, and whether she should allow her chickens to free range, and for how long. Specifically, the question I was asked is: “I’m getting chicks in march! Yay! Ima do bantams and I…

Organic all-natural coop refresher is easy to make at home. If you need a quick chicken coop refresher spray recipe, this is perfect for backyard chicken beginners!
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Coop Refresher: All Natural & Organic

Yes, it’s true. You can make your own organic, all natural coop refresher, and it won’t even cost you a million dollars. While I love the commercial coop refresher products you can buy, there came a day on the farm when we NEEDED something to squelch the stench in the rabbit coop and the chicken…

lavender spring treat
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Lavender Springtime Treat Mix For Chickens & Ducks

It’s Tuesday treat time! Who doesn’t love lavender? I do, you do, and your hens sure do! This week’s treat is bursting with herbs and protein (which is the best combination, don’t you think?) and you can make it for only a few dollars. I thought I would change things up a bit this week…