![Keep Your Chickens Safe On Halloween! [Podcast]](https://thefrugalchicken.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/chickens-halloween.jpg)
Halloween is a great time for humans, but it can be downright scary for backyard chickens. Kids, dogs, and candy can wreak havoc on your carefully-raised and tended hens, and possibly lead to a reduction in egg production. In some cases, you might lose your entire flock. In this episode of What The Cluck?! we talk about how…
When your chicken has a vent prolapse, it can be startling and distressing – for you and the hen. In this article, I invited Carrissa from Feather And Scale Farm to tell us about her experience treating vent prolapse. Here’s Carrissa’s first-hand experience with vent prolapse with her hen Oreo, and how she handled it: We…
![Molting Mania: Dealing With Feather Loss & Winter Care [Podcast]](https://thefrugalchicken.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/molting-feature-min.jpg)
Ahhh….molting. It’s a crazy annual event that can definitely freak you out if you’re new to backyard chickens. While molting is a totally natural process, if you’ve never experienced it, you might wonder how best to support your flock while they regrow their feathers. In this podcast, you’ll learn: Why you should never handle your…
![What Do Chickens Need Over Winter To Stay Healthy? [Podcast]](https://thefrugalchicken.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/chickens-in-winter-podcast-min.jpg)
Winter is coming….are you prepared? This week on What The Cluck?! we talk about the specific steps you should take to help your backyard flock weather the snow, ice, freezing rain, and cold temperatures when Old Man Winter comes around. You’ll learn: What to do to make sure your coop is a safe, warm home…
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 the chicken’s drinking water from turning into a frozen block. And without a water heater? It can certainly seem daunting. I know many of you are worrying about how…
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…
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