Chick Season: Spring or Fall … Which Is Best?
I was working on my brooder box, just to get it put away until I need it for my next batch of chicks And I thought I would write about getting chicks in the spring versus getting chicks in the fall ? I've done it both ways and you may have too, but there's some...
5 Common Chicken Breeds and 4 Fancy Breeds
Chicken breeds … there are so many And that's what leads to Chicken Math! There are two main categories of breeds of chickens… Meat birds Layer Hens I don't personally have any meat birds These are the breeds raised for meat A couple of the common breeds for meat...
5 Causes Of Soft Shelled Eggs
Why am I finding a soft-shell egg? ? An egg that looks fully formed but maybe the shell is missing or is soft, even squishy Sometimes they're called rubber eggs It'll feel almost like a water balloon What causes these soft-shell eggs? Young layers can have that happen...
It’s Not Just Vinaigrette Anymore
If you don't eat dairy and … ? You're trying to figure out what are you going to do for salad dressing other than vinaigrette? ? There is avocado oil based salad dressing instead of dairy based ? This is one of my favorites… PaleoChef makes Maple Mustard salad...
3 Ways To Manage Fly Control
Fly control … how do you handle it? ? I've got three ideas for you Fly Predators That's what this bag is, it's from Spalding Labs, it's their Fly Predators You see that little black thing? That is a little cocoon that the fly predator lives in They almost look like...
5 Herbs For Your Chickens
Do you feed herbs to your chickens? ? Here are my five top herbs that I make sure that they get all the time to maintain good health naturally Mint ? Mint lowers their body temperature … great for the summer months It also helps repel rodents I put it in their tea...
7 Tips For Baby Chick Care
Baby chick care ? Just like puppies, baby chicks need some special care to get started off on a really good foot They grow rapidly, so the first thing is to be prepared for fast changes They're only going to be chicks for about eight weeks or so Then they'll have...
12 Foods to Avoid Giving Your Flock
What are some things that are not good to feed your flock as treats? Dried or raw beans There's a chemical in the beans that is not good for them Moldy Foods Anything moldy If it's moldy and you're not going to eat it, they shouldn't eat it either Avocado ? They can't...
Healthy Mayonnaise Revealed
What if you're making adjustments to your diet And one of the things besides no dairy is no soy and no canola What do you do for mayonnaise and salad dressings in that case? I found a company called Primal Kitchen It was started by Mark Sisson He was an endurance...
8 Healthy Treats For Your Chickens
Chicken Treats ? some fun treats for your flock and some ways to provide them to them In the warm weather … A block of ice ❄️ You can put vegetables or fruit in when you make the ice block They'll peck at the ice and dig for the fruit or the vegetables Tea ? I did...