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How to Clip Chicken Wings and Keep Your Flock Safe
Do you have well behaved birds that stay behind their decorative fences? Do you have your birds enclosed like Fort Knox? Do you're birds have the luxury of wandering wherever they please? Today's post is for those of us that have naughty birds who are constantly trying to fly the coop... literally.
Growing Sprouts as Treats for Chickens -
Growing sprouts for your chickens is a great way to save money and give them a healthy treat!
Christmas treat cake for chickens! (and Valentines heart!)
Chickens deserve special treats at Christmastime too! With a few substitutions, you can transform ordinary cornbread into a fancy holiday cake for the flock!
Sand VS. Straw Or Shavings In The Coop
sand vs. straw or shavings in the chicken coop: I asked my grandma which they used in their coops growing up and she said dirt. Yes, the dirt on the ground, no built floor, just on top of the dirt, because dirt has natural sanitizing properties and so they had to whitewash the coop, but didn't have to really ever clean it.
Backyard Poultry
When you have a small chicken coop, but especially a small coop in a SMALL backyard, you need to keep things clean. And it’s important to know how to clean a chicken coop right.
Don’t Feed Your Chickens This: a Printable
I am constantly tempted to feed our chickens table scraps. I hate throwing things in the trash, so it seems logical to me that I can divert some of our half-eaten meals to the ladies in the backyar…
5 Tips for a Cleaner Coop with Less Effort
Staple empty feed bags onto the walls behind the roosts. It's much easier to replace soiled feed bags than it is to scrape chicken poop off the walls!
Natural Coop Disinfectant
Chicken Coop Disinfectant Recipe - orange peels steeped in vinegar for a month, then put in a spray bottle. My all-natural store-bought poultry protector smells like that, no wonder. Making my own would be much less expensive. It is sprayed inside the coop when I clean it to discourage mites, fleas, bugs, etc.
Pumpkin Seeds as a Dewormer for Chickens
pumpkin seeds as a dewormer for chickens
Organic DIY Chicken Feed Is "Cheep" To Make Yourself
Make your own chicken feed- I've been wanting to find a cheaper way to feed my chickens, not to mention I would like to know more of what they are eating.