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So I have recently integrated my 12-13 week old pullets and one cockerel to my existing 6 2 year old laying hens. I’ve gotten mixed feedback on what to feed them. I’ve been using kalambach henhouse reserve for my hens and the chickhouse reserve for my chicks/pullets. I’ve seen that the layers...
Thinking about adding guinea fowl to your mixed poultry flock? You're not alone. These quirky, helmeted birds are becoming more popular on homesteads and backyard farms, thanks to their loud alarms, bug-eating superpowers, and hardy nature. But one big question keeps coming up: can guinea fowl...
When most people think of chickens, they imagine them pecking around all day, clucking happily without a care in the world. But here’s the thing many folks don’t realize: chickens get bored. Just like us, they need stimulation, fun, and a little adventure to stay happy and healthy. And summer...
This charming coop, and run combination was delivered to our customer yesterday. This house is 6x6x8'h to the peak, has 5 nesting boxes, 2 perches, and a 6x8 attached run. This coop is framed with 2x4, and clad with smart siding. Painted with Behr exterior paint, and stain. So the customer can...
When most people imagine building a chicken coop, they picture a tidy red shed with a run out back, nestled on flat grassy land, maybe with a few manicured garden beds nearby. But if you're raising chickens on a windswept island bluff, next to a forest filled with strange predators (like hermit...
Here is something I have for my ladies. Each unit measures 5’x5’ and are 2.5’ high. You need 5 lengths of 10’ half inch PVC and 8 of the corner joints.
I put some scrap 2x4’s at the base to keep them grounded.
After the girls grind up the lawn I move each section. Easy-peasy.
An old twin bed...
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Raising chickens can be expensive, but it doesn’t have to be. While you do need to responsibly care for your poultry, you don’t have to go overboard with cost. Here are 10 areas to save money in when raising chickens.
#1. Buying Eggs, Chicks, or Adults
When getting chickens, it may...
Started a couple weeks ago. Have just young chicks. This hatching has gotten out of control. We are looking at culling most Roosters. But have hatched 21 chicks and another 18 eggs due next week. I live in Norway and winters are mild due to the Gulf Stream. Lots of rain though.
Chicken Hawk the Homestead hen learning to stand on a skateboard with positive reinforcement training, her rewards in the background. Photo: HomesteaderWife
We live in an age today where information is shared all over, and has been made more accessible than it was even ten years ago. The...
These are a few thing I do for our hot south Louisiana summers, to keep my girls comfortable:
I live on 7 acres backed up to 100 acres of woods, and my property has horrible drainage - so free ranging all day everyday isn't an option unfortunately. They only get that in the afternoons when I am...
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A quick update on my baby , she’s spoiled rotten but doing amazing . Thank you all for all the help with my special girl. 
Wanted to share pics of our coop... We finally got it all set up the way I had originally intended (except I wanted the nest boxes in a different spot, but this works, too)! Just a few finishing touches, and it will be done! (After only a year and a half... 
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One question, though - most of my hens won't go up to the top nest boxes to lay. Any suggestions to get them interested?
)One question, though - most of my hens won't go up to the top nest boxes to lay. Any suggestions to get them interested?
