Tag: Chickens

Small Animal Auction, Rural auctions, types of animal auctions, rural animal auctions
Frugality and FinanceLifestyleLivestock

The Thrill of the Small-Animal Auction

It was 9:00 on a frigid Saturday night in mid-January. The sun…

Anthony Okrongly Anthony Okrongly
LivestockPoultry

Bad Boys on the Homestead

It’s autumn and Romeo smells like he just peed all over himself...…

Betty Taylor Betty Taylor
Surrogate Mother Hens
Poultry

Surrogate Mother Hens

The iconic image of a mother hen, clucking gently to a clutch…

Jenny Sanders Jenny Sanders
Raising Chickens from Scratch
Poultry

Raising Chickens… From Scratch

The first livestock most new homesteaders bring home to the farm are…

Sheri Dixon Sheri Dixon
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My Life After the Chickens

Lately, I've been watching some of the goings-on as a handful of…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton
Poultry

Hatching Plans for Baby Poultry: A Hatching How-To

Mail order chicks are a great way to start a new flock…

Lisa Lombardo Lisa Lombardo
too many roosters
Poultry

Roosters A Plenty

When I moved to this two-acre croft in Iowa, just outside Iowa…

Magdalena Perks Magdalena Perks
Designing A Chicken Coop: A Work in Progress
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Designing A Chicken Coop: A Work in Progress

Five years ago, my husband and I designed and built our backyard…

Kimi Ceridon Kimi Ceridon
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LivestockPoultry

Thwarting the Fox: Protecting Your Chicken Flock 

It’s late March, and a red fox has been hanging around for…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell
broiler chicks
Poultry

Going to the Birds! How I Turned Chicken Pellets into Cash

I have learned to accept the gentle smiles and assumptions of others…

Anita Gerber Anita Gerber
Guide to Building A Chicken Coop
ConstructionLivestockPoultry

Coop Considerations: Quick-Start Guide to Building a Chicken Coop

Building a chicken coop, especially from scratch, can be exhilarating and exhausting,…

Chris Lesley Chris Lesley
preparing animals for winter
Homesteading PetsHousekeepingLifestyleLivestock

Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part Three: The Animals

Preparing the Homestead for Winter, Part One: The Buildings Preparing the Homestead…

Doug Smith Doug Smith

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