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Keep Your Chicken’s Water From Freezing (Without Electricity)

ByMaat van Uitert Reading Time: 5 minutes

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…

Discover 4 types of poultry you can raise for even more eggs, and how they compare to backyard chickens. You can be even more self-sufficient quickly!
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4 Types Of Poultry You Can Raise With Hens To Be More Self-Sufficient [Podcast]

ByMaat van Uitert Reading Time: 2 minutes

I’m a big believer that if you have the space, raising more than one type of poultry will help you become more self-sufficient. In addition to chickens, we also raise ducks, quail, and turkeys, and we’ve considered adding guineas and even an emu (although emus can jump well, and require high fencing, and since we…