If you’re looking for a surefire way to keep your flock from getting the stuck-in-the-coop blues, build a grazing box for your chickens. And the best part? Building a grazing box for your chickens (using chicken wire or hardware cloth) won’t cost you a ton of money! You might already know your chickens need boredom busters…
I bet you didn’t know that charcoal for chickens is healthy. In this article, I’m going to tell you exactly what I’m talking about. A few years ago, my husband got a wild hair to light a fire – right near our winter hay barn. When the fire department had left, and everything stopped burning…
Problem tomatoes with brown and black spots on the ends? Fix this by using eggshells in the garden! These are symptoms of calcium deficiency – and your garden needs some serious first aid! You CAN fix it – if you’re fast enough! That’s where your leftover eggshells come in. If you have chickens or eat a…
![How To Care For Your Baby Chicks Weeks 7-16 [Podcast]](https://thefrugalchicken.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/baby-chicks-weeks-7-16.jpg)
Last week we tackled your backyard chicken’s first 6 weeks, and in this episode we take on weeks 7-16! (Want to listen to last week’s episode first? Click here!) Weeks 7-16 are a little bit different then weeks 1-6 (especially weeks 11-16!) so we break down how you should care for your chicks each week so…
Growing up, we didn’t use natural Easter egg dyes to celebrate the holiday. Instead, we used those chemical dyes you can buy at the grocery store. As I’ve learned more and more about the negative impact commercial dyes can have on our bodies, we’ve switched to using all natural Easter egg dyes that we can…
![How To Care For Baby Chicks Weeks 1-6 [Podcast]](https://thefrugalchicken.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/baby-chicks-weeks-1-6.jpg)
Baby chicks require special care – that’s pretty much a fact. And they’re fragile! Luckily, in this episode, we delve into the care they need week by week, as we explore the first 6 weeks of your new flock members’ lives. (Want to learn about weeks 7-16? Click here for the next episode!) You’ll learn:…
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