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Introducing New Chickens to Your Flock (Without Too Much Trouble)

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Introducing new chickens to your flock is something most chicken keepers have to figure out at some point. When we tried introducing new chickens to our existing flock for the first time we made one huge mistake and learned the hard way what to do and what not to do. Here’s the thing: Chickens are really serious about […]

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Raising Baby Chicks: How to Keep Them Healthy Naturally

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There’s a huge backyard chickens movement going on and for good reason. Raising baby chicks and growing your own eggs (among other foods) is a great way to know where your food is coming from and that it’s truly healthy. But Many people are reluctant to get started because they’re worried they won’t do it right. […]

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6 Reasons to Keep Backyard Chickens (And 1 Reason Not To)

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I love my backyard chickens! They’re often not in the backyard of course. Sometimes they’re in the side yard, the front yard, or even under the house! Wherever they are, they are so much fun to have around and have so many wonderful uses. I can’t imagine my homestead without a flock of backyard chickens.  […]

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Raising Chickens: How to Get Started with Backyard Chickens

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When I decided to start raising chickens I spent an entire year learning about chicken farming including how to build a coop ourselves.  I’m so glad I did! I almost decided to spontaneously go and get the chicks and figure it out as we went. That would have been a disaster! I had no idea how […]

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