-In most areas cold has already set in and coops are getting winterized as I speak (type). I hope this will help anyone still in the ‘thinking about getting chickens‘ mode. And it will also be archived for future reading! We use the Deep Litter Bedding Method to winterize our coop and run. Last winter […]

by Donna McGlasson from Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My! Chicken breeds with frizzled feathers seem be very popular these days.  I have four chickens with frizzled feathers.  The beauty of the frizzled feathers and the remarkable look are quite attractive to many of us chicken lovers.  Their puff ball appearance and the Polish […]

by Jennifer Sartell of Iron Oak Farm The eating season is upon us. Gravy season. That wonderful time of year when a bit of thickened broth, some drippings and the right amount of seasoning can bring you home. Warning: The following story might be difficult to read for some who are true gravy connoisseurs. It […]

by Meredith Chilson   Why do you have chickens? Do people ask you this?  Do you ever wonder; think back to the beginning; try to figure out where it all came from? When I was small, I lived on a dairy farm.  Milk checks came once a month, and my mother raised chickens for “egg […]

by  Jennifer Burcke The leaves are dry and crunching underfoot here at 1840 Farm.  The weather has turned cold outside and the pellet stoves are roaring inside.  Gardens have been put to bed for the winter and the animals are preparing for the cold weather.     Our French Angora Rabbit is  ready with his thick, […]

by Rebecca Nickols Fall around my property means more than just a change in season… It’s also a fall in egg production – in response to feathers falling off! Each year my flock goes through a yearly molt loosing a large portion of their older feathers and replacing them with new ones. There is so […]

by Melissa Caughey of Tilly’s Nest Have you ever wondered why sometimes your chickens lay eggs without shells? Yes, it can happen! These eggs feel like squishy bouncy balls and there are a few reasons as to why they happen. Sometimes these reasons are reversible and other times they are not. This post will take […]

by Jennifer Sartell of Iron Oak Farm There’s this new word floating around (or at least it’s new to me), and that would be “Hipster”. I keep seeing it. I was reading a recipe blog the other day and in one of the comments, the commentator was calling the chef a “Hipster” for pronouncing a […]

by Wendy EN Thomas of Lessons Learned from the Flock I recently spoke with an editor about people having backyard chickens. I was trying to pitch a local story for a magazine. “Chickens,” she asked me, “aren’t people over that?” I wasn’t quite sure what to say to her, the person who was implying that […]

by Melissa Caughey of Tilly’s Nest Three years ago, after we had just celebrated World Egg Day, I got to wondering, ” Why didn’t we have a day to celebrate chickens?” Over the years, I have truly come to appreciate all of the wonderful things that backyard chickens have provided to myself and my family. […]