We’ve started to raising mealworms for our chickens because it’s such a great way to save some cash! For most people in the world, mealworms are pests because they love to get into flour, cereals, pet food, grains, mill feed, and other dried goods, thus ruining them. For backyard chicken owners like us, however, they’re kind…
![Gifts & Winter Boredom Busters For Your Backyard Chickens [Podcast]](https://thefrugalchicken.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/chicken-gifts.jpg)
While it might seem frivolous to give your backyard chickens holiday gifts, the truth is winter is an easy time for them to develop bad habits. When they’re stuck in the coop all day, they’ll need a distraction to prevent stress. In this episode, we discuss find 5 winter gifts to give your backyard flock…
![Keep Your Chicken Coop Mice-Free This Winter! [Podcast]](https://thefrugalchicken.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/keeping-mice-out-of-your-chicken-coop.jpg)
Keeping mice and rats out of your chicken coop is no easy task, but it CAN be done. We do have the occasional mouse build a nest in our coop, and with all the grain we have on our farm, we’re ripe for an infestation. Preventing mice is definitely better than trying to exterminate, so…
![Save Money On Chicken Feed: 8 Ways To Save Mega Bucks When Feeding Your Chickens What The Cluck?! Session 10 [Podcast]](https://thefrugalchicken.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/save-money-chicken-feed-feature.jpg)
Save money on chicken feed. Wouldn’t we all like to know how to do that? Since we began keeping chickens many moons ago, I’ve searched for ways to raising happy, healthy chickens while not breaking the bank. (Want extra help? Grab my book Chickens: Naturally Raising A Sustainable Flock!) Over the years, I’ve come up with plenty…