by Rebecca Nickols ~ the garden-roof coop Several years ago (1980) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  published a landmark study of bird food preferences and black oil sunflower seeds were determined to be the top choice of birdseed by the greatest number of bird species. For this reason alone, I purposely plant several sunflowers […]

by Jennifer BurckeI like to eat seasonally.  Doing so allows me to enjoy fruits and vegetables at their absolute best.  When in season, these fruits and vegetables taste so delicious that I can prepare them simply and still produce an amazing dish for our family table.  This pear clafouti is exactly that type of recipe. Fall […]

by Meredith Chilson As a “seasoned” hen keeper, I can tell when it’s beginning.  It’s partly the change in the temperatures from summer to fall and partly the evenings that arrive earlier and mornings that don’t brighten quite as early.  Those are reminders.  It’s the first hen that doesn’t join in the usual henny activities […]

by Jennifer Sartell of Iron Oak Farm Fall…Such a descriptive term for a season. The only season to have two names really,… sometimes called “Autumn” and then the less formal verb “Fall” which comes from the phrase “fall of the leaf“ coined in 1545. Dictionary.com. I find it interesting that no other season warrants a […]

by Taylor Miller Every week at Community Chickens, we get dozens of questions from people across the world, hoping to find someone who has shared a similar experience. We try to answer them all, and forward them on to experts where we can. But many of the questions are unique, and because of this, we […]

by Melissa Caughey of Tilly’s Nest As the calendar turns another page and September rolls around, the smell of fall begins to fill the air here in New England. I love fall but soon enough winter will be upon us. It is often difficult to predict how harsh Old Man Winter will be each year […]

by Donna McGlasson from Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!  Wow! I thought I had such sweet girls! Mildred, Mabel  and Pearl, my first three girls have had a few squabbles here and there but have always hung out together and been friends. Apparently things are changing. My Three Girls in March 2013   […]

by Donna McGlasson from Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!  I love creating mosaic pieces. Whether it be plates for birdbaths, french country trays and pitchers, garden signs, picture frames or chickens with stained glass.  It comes in many forms and makes beautiful pieces for the house and garden.  I have even blown out […]

by Donna McGlasson from Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!I had a neighbor come over and see vanilla tree car fresheners hanging in my coop. “I don’t think your car fresheners are really going to help with your chickens and it really doesn’t smell  a lot in here anyway,” she said.  Well, first of all I try really […]

by Meredith Chilson It’s off the beaten path, even for our rural area. The directions were vague—turn here and there, over a single lane bridge, up and around to the top of the hill. But. It was worth the trip. The view is magnificent, the Biodynamic Henhouse is sturdy and modern, and Andrew, the farmer/henkeeper […]