It’s always a very good idea to create your own chicken emergency kit – and in this article, I’m going to give you ideas about what to keep in it. While we all might like to think our chicken-keeping experience will be bucolic and without any trouble, the straight truth is you will likely come…
![Real Homesteader Stories Episode 5!: The Ditch That’ll Save Us All, Broody Hens, & Duckling Update! [Video]](https://thefrugalchicken.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Real-Homesteader-Stories-episode-5.jpg)
I had to take a break from recording anything thanks to chronic strep throat, but I’m back with a new episode of Real Homesteader Stories! In this episode, I reveal the ditch that’s supposed to save us from the flooding in the MidWest (you can guess about how well that went). I also give you…
We started 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 of…
![The Best Bedding For Backyard Chickens [Podcast]](https://thefrugalchicken.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/best-bedding-for-chickens-feature.jpg)
If you’ve ever asked yourself “what’s the best bedding for a chicken coop,” the first thing you should know is, for some reason, this is a very controversial topic in the chicken world. I think it is very interesting how people get emotional about something as simple as the best bedding for a chicken coop,…
![6 Questions To Ask Before Getting Chickens [Podcast]](https://thefrugalchicken.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/6-questions-to-ask-before-getting-chickens-feature.jpg)
There’s no point in getting chickens if you’re not prepared…and preparation includes more than just buying a coop and some chicks. Every year, I get messages from new chicken owners who got chicks at their local feed store….and they’re a bit over their heads. There’s a consistent theme to their questions and concerns that could…
Bug season is upon us….and when you have as many animals as we do, you have a LOT of flies! I used to buy store-bought bug sprays, but after many years working at the FDA, I know what’s in them…and there’s natural options I prefer to use, especially on my kids. (A lot of you…
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