by Melissa Caughey of Tilly’s Nest Click here for Part One of this Series. When I first started keeping a few backyard chickens there were very few resources, if any available, on the internet and in book form for small flock owners.  I had to do a great deal of searching and digging to find […]

by Shannon Cole of Country Girl In The Village Spring was in full force here in Michigan and one of my Blue Laced Red Wyandotte hens had gone super broody. My flock is a small backyard flock that does not have a rooster. I have had hens in the past go broody, but were quick to break of […]

By Meredith Chilson For years, I thought there were only two breeds of chicken.  White Leghorns—which laid white eggs and pecked your hands hard enough to draw blood, and Rhode Island Reds –which laid brown eggs and were so affectionate they would sit right down in front of you when you wanted to pet them. […]

by Jennifer Sartell of Iron Oak Farm So I’m gonna open up here. Show you all my dirty laundry (literally). But as a disclaimer for my own self dignity…I do keep a clean house…most of the time. We’ve all had that phone call. “Hi-yee, we’re in the neighborhood, thought we’d stop by. Mmmmkay, see ya […]

by Melissa Caughey of Tilly’s Nest Just like it is important to make sure that we are getting all of our dietary needs on a regular basis, it is the same with chickens.  Did you know that there are a variety of supplements that you can use in your chicken’s diet to help promote their […]

I may not make a lot of friends with this post, but hear me out.  I’m not sure that all of these “crazy” and “artsy” coop tours popping up all over the place are such a good idea. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I sing the praises of backyard chicken ownership all the time, but […]

by Jennifer BurckeWe’re into our third spring as chicken keepers here at 1840 Farm.  We’ve encountered all sorts of challenges during that time.  We’ve dealt with the death of day old chicks, heat waves, hurricanes, and unending winters. One experience we have not dealt with is outwitting the natural instincts of a broody hen.  We […]

by Rebecca Nickols ~ the garden-roof coop One of the many things I have enjoyed about writing for Community Chickens is getting to share the stories of many of our readers. Some are just undertaking a backyard flock, others are experienced farmers and a few of the Community followers are still in the dreaming and planning […]

by Kathy Shea Mormino, The Chicken Chick Most of us spend a great deal of time preparing for the arrival of our first chickens, but few of us give much thought to how we would handle serious injuries, illnesses and end-of-life decisions until they are upon us. My recent experience with a dying chicken made me […]

by Liz Hessen of For the Love of Chicken Poop -A collection of random information I thought was interesting. Chickens have a third eyelid. Their upper and lower eyelids move freely, like ours, except their lower lid moves a little more freely. The third eyelid lays between the other two lids and the eye. It […]