You spent the summer taking care of your chickens in the heat, making sure that they always had fresh water and shade. Then the weather switches, sometimes quite quickly and you are worried to make sure that your birds are going to freeze to death or get frostbite on their feet. Caring for chickens in…
Have you ever thought about growing your own apple tree? I never thought about it until we moved back to the woods and I wanted to get deer in our yard. I had no idea that it could be as easy as growing apple trees from apple seeds from your apples. Growing Apple Trees from…
I never thought I would be raising chickens but here I am. Raising chickens with kids together as we homeschool. There are many benefits to doing this, one being that raising chickens provides food to growing children. Raising chickens with kids has been an experience for both my kids and myself. Raising Chickens with Kids…
The first step is to want chickens. And then you are in trouble because you’ll want all the chickens, I want all the chickens. Start slow. Do your research. Talk to people local to you that have chickens if possible and start from there. It is easy to get in over your head with chickens….
There are different things you need to think about when it comes to caring for chickens in the summer, or different seasons in general. The different weather and climates of your area are some of the things to take into consideration when picking out a chicken breed. Caring for Chickens in the Summer We are…