The Downside of Raising Chickens
I’m not really saying that you shouldn’t keep chickens. You definitely should! We love our flock and always want to continue raising them. But it’s important to know that life on the homestead is not always rosy. Otherwise we jump in with both feet without knowing the goods and bads. So here are several of […]
Weird Egg
I love when we find oddities like this! One of the kids found it, and he was really excited. We tossed around different ideas as to what happened, but I think she gave her egg a second shell! At first it was lighter in appearance. My guess is that she had laid it not too […]
Home Hatchery
We have been hatching our own chicks for several years now, with the exception of purchasing a few by mail or from our local feed store here and there. And every time we’ve bought them they don’t seem to match the strength and level of health that our home hatched chicks have. So here are […]
Broiler Chickens – 7 Things to Know!
We just succeeded in something that I have been wanting to do for a very long time! We have gone through our first batch of broiler chickens. We got these Cornish Cross hens as chicks from our local feed store and raised them for food for our family. Woo hoo! Every step we take toward a productive […]
The Chicken Coop
My Handy Hubby is at it again! And this time he has built the most amazing chicken coop. With a few finishing touches yet to go, I thought I’d share what he’s done so far, as I am super proud of him and what he’s accomplished!
{Recipe} Avocado Treats for Chickens
Our chickens love treats! And we are happy to make them for our flock. In our last produce basket we were given four avocados. My family does not like avocados, which astounds me that out of six of us no one eats them. Our chickens, however, love them. So, below I have created a recipe […]
