by Wendy EN Thomas of Lessons Learned from the Flock> Last year we had flies in our chicken coop. And when I say we had flies, I mean we literally had thousands of flies. So many, in fact that our neighbors started to complain about them.  And while, in fairness to us, many of those […]

by Wendy EN Thomas of Lessons Learned from the Flock> Last year we had flies in our chicken coop. And when I say we had flies, I mean we literally had thousands of flies. So many, in fact that our neighbors started to complain about them.  And while, in fairness to us, many of those […]

by Kathy Shea Mormino, The Chicken Chick. One of the lesser known symptoms of being a chicken addict is an acute fascination with chicken coops. I freely confess to being a chicken coop looky loo and know that I am not alone in my fervent interest in the endless variety of coop styles, construction materials, […]

by Kathy Shea Mormino, The Chicken Chick. One of the lesser known symptoms of being a chicken addict is an acute fascination with chicken coops. I freely confess to being a chicken coop looky loo and know that I am not alone in my fervent interest in the endless variety of coop styles, construction materials, […]

by Jennifer Burcke I feel like we have been waiting for spring’s arrival for months.  Perhaps that’s because we have.  Winter was long and harsh this year.  We saw more than our fair share of snow and endured a lot of cold weather all with an eager eye on the first day of spring’s arrival. […]

by Jennifer Burcke I feel like we have been waiting for spring’s arrival for months.  Perhaps that’s because we have.  Winter was long and harsh this year.  We saw more than our fair share of snow and endured a lot of cold weather all with an eager eye on the first day of spring’s arrival. […]

by Melissa Caughey of Tilly’s Nest Spring is a time for wet weather including muddy runs, puddles and wet chicken coop bedding, creating a wet and damp living environment for our backyard flocks.  Adult chickens are not the only ones subjected to these conditions.  Chicks too can make a wet mess in their brooder, mimicking these […]

by Melissa Caughey of Tilly’s Nest Spring is a time for wet weather including muddy runs, puddles and wet chicken coop bedding, creating a wet and damp living environment for our backyard flocks.  Adult chickens are not the only ones subjected to these conditions.  Chicks too can make a wet mess in their brooder, mimicking these […]

by Meredith Chilson At a craft fair last fall, I struck up a conversation with a young woman—one or the other of us mentioned chickens—and you probably can guess what happened next—we talked until the people around us were beginning to tap their feet and give that “oh, no, she’s talking about chickens again” look […]

by Meredith Chilson   At a craft fair last fall, I struck up a conversation with a young woman—one or the other of us mentioned chickens—and you probably can guess what happened next—we talked until the people around us were beginning to tap their feet and give that “oh, no, she’s talking about chickens again” look […]