by Donna McGlasson from Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My! Whether you are new to chicken-keeping or just expanding due to chicken math, here are a few tips to make your coop easier for you to clean and more comfortable for your feathered family. 1) Paint every surface with a non-toxic animal-safe paint to […]

by Donna McGlasson from Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My! Tips for the Chicken Lover’s Soul When Projects are Involved (NO chicken soup here) Over the last year and half that I’ve been raising my chickens, first three hens, then two more, now four more and probably even more later; I’ve learned a few […]

by Donna McGlasson from Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!  Since I am adding five new chicks to my flock count, safety and security are foremost in my mind. Now I realize that in the days before we knew what bio security meant or how poultry diseases and parasites affected our chickens, people added […]

by Donna McGlasson from Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!  5-10 in Jail Pearl has spent the day in jail, chicken jail or as my friend Kathy-The Chicken Chick calls it, “the Clink.” Pearl in “The Clink” Pearl isn’t doing time because she’s broody, she doing time because of the other chicken “b” word […]

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 Donna McGlasson from Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My! Laying hens need calcium to lay and have strong shells.  A healthy diet and a separate container with a calcium source are very important to offer your girls.  If your laying hens do not get enough calcium, their bodies will pull calcium from their […]