Is your flock refusing to lay eggs in their nesting boxes? Want to spoil your hens by creating a nesting area that’s beautiful and inviting? I’ll show you 7 most common reasons why chickens refuse to use their nesting boxes, what to do about it, and how to provide the best nesting area possible. It…
The controversy around bedding for chickens and baby chicks always makes me giggle. Mostly because, to me, there are clear winners in the quest to keep your baby chicks’ pens clean. In this video, I break down pros and cons of some of the most common types of bedding and provide my own recommendations for…
Heard of a chicken brooder, but not sure what the fuss is all about. Getting chicks and not sure which chicken brooders are best? Chicks! Little balls of down that are so adorable you just want to eat them up! Or maybe that’s the family cat, we’re talking about…So maybe eating them up is a…
Chicken nesting boxes are central to owning hens. It’s where the magic of laying eggs happens! Choosing the RIGHT nesting boxes is pretty important – I’m frequently contacted by owners who think their hens aren’t laying eggs. But often, the issue is these hens just aren’t fans of their nesting areas – so they’re laying…
Chicken frostbite is something that can happen to the best of them. Of course, we want to avoid it, but it’s not always possible. Learn how to prevent it, and how to care for it. Yes, chickens can get frostbite, and yes, they can spring back from it. Every year on our farm, we have to…
If you have ducks, they’ll need a place to live, right? That’s where our free duck house plans come in! We added 4 new ducks to our farm this year: 2 Khaki Campbells and 2 Pekins. We even hit the jackpot and managed to get both a hen and a dake of each breed! Sometimes things…
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