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Diatomaceous Earth For Chickens: What’s The Deal?

Diatomaceous Earth For Chickens: What’s The Deal?

ByMaat van Uitert Reading Time: 7 minutes

What is diatomaceous earth? And what are the benefits of diatomaceous earth to chickens? No worries. I had no clue either. We started using DE (diatomaceous earth) on our farm a while ago, and haven’t looked back since. We had a number of Cornish Cross chickens that had gotten so large they couldn’t clean themselves very…

Chicken Emergency Kits: Making Stressful Situations Less Intimidating!

Chicken Emergency Kits: Making Stressful Situations Less Intimidating!

ByMaat van Uitert Reading Time: 4 minutes

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…