Let’s face it. It’s pretty hard to keep your chicken’s water from freezing without electricity in the winter. When the cold arrives, I struggle to keep water from turning into a frozen block. And without a water heater? Just that much more difficult. I know many of you are worrying about how to keep your…
If you haven’t yet built a dust bath for chickens, now is the time to start. Luckily, it’s an easy project to complete, and it won’t cost you very much (yay saving pennies, right?) As you’ve watched your flock toss dust and crumbs of earth on themselves, did you ever wonder “Why do chickens take…
![Keep Chickens Safe From Predators Using 10 Expert Tips [Podcast]](https://thefrugalchicken.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/keep-chickens-safe-from-predators-min.jpg)
If you’re not sure of the best ways to keep chickens safe from predators, there’s only a few simple rules you should be concerned about. We don’t have too many predators in our area, but I still follow these rules as much as possible. While they won’t cost you very much, they’re still critical to…
![Help Chicks Transform Into Healthy Pullets With These Pro Tips [Podcast]](https://thefrugalchicken.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/chicks-turning-into-pullets-min.jpg)
If you got chicks earlier this spring, no doubt they’re turning into young pullets and roosters now. You likely have a million questions such as “when can I expect eggs?” and “how do I introduce them to my flock?” Well, you’re about to get all those questions answered. In this week’s podcast, I give you…
![Can I Keep Chicks In The House? What Killed My Chicks?, Are Heatlamps Necessary? Why Do Chickens Roll? Do Chicks Need Nesting Box Training? [Podcast]](https://thefrugalchicken.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/chicks-heat-lamps-feature-min.jpg)
Chicks, raccoon drama, chickens rolling, and nesting boxes are all on the table for today’s episode of What The Cluck?! In today’s podcast, I answer your questions, and we got some great ones this week. Like you, I’ve run to the feed store to buy some chicks, so it seems appropriate that most of this…
![Feeding Chickens Eggs, Blood Spots, Capons, How Many Chickens Should I Get? & Introducing New Chicks [Podcast]](https://thefrugalchicken.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chickens-eggs-feature-min.jpg)
Can you feed chickens eggs? Well you’re about to find out in today’s podcast. Today is the day that I take your questions, and boy I got some interesting ones this week. If you want to submit a question, just email me at editor@thefrugalchicken.com, and I might answer it on a future episode! This week,…