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Pumpkin Seed, Cayenne, & Wormwood Deworming Treat For Backyard Chickens!

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If your chickens have worms, it can seriously derail their egg laying.   Worms (aka freeloaders) rob your hens of vital nutrients while making it more difficult to pass manure, and generally just trash the insides of your chickens – so you gotta get rid of them (and it doesn’t hurt to be proactive).  … Read Full Article

DIY Pumpkin Vase Chicken Coop Decoration For Fall

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Fall is here, y’all. And that makes it a perfect time to decorate your chicken coop with a cute fall display of pumpkins and mums.   Why decorate your coop? Well, certainly you don’t HAVE to. But it looks kind of cool, and if you do it right, you can recycle your fall decorations as… Read Full Article

Homemade Suet Cakes For Chickens: Great Boredom Busters!

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Crafting homemade suet cakes for chickens is a simple way to boost the fat in your flock’s diet while giving them a way to stay occupied.   In fact, a frequent question I get is “Can chickens eat suet cakes?,” and not only is the answer a definitive “YES!” but feeding diy suet cakes to… Read Full Article

7 Natural Chicken Keeping Mistakes New Owners Make

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The second we got our farm, natural chicken keeping became a priority.   The egg itself is said to be the perfect source of protein, and chickens are so easy to keep that they make sense for any farm.   Natural chicken keeping also has the added benefit of saving you money, as long as… Read Full Article

Coop Refresher: All Natural & Organic

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Yes, it’s true. You can make your own organic, all natural coop refresher, and it won’t even cost you a million dollars.   While I love the commercial coop refresher products you can buy, there came a day on the farm when we NEEDED something to squelch the stench in the rabbit coop and the… Read Full Article