The Best Instant Pot Bone Broth

Learn how to make the best bone broth in the instant pot with this simple tutorial. Bone broth is nourishing, gut healing and the perfect liquid, in which to simmer away vegetables and meat into a delicious homemade soup.  The Health Benefits Of Bone Broth There's a reason your momma always reached for chicken noodle soup... Continue Reading →

Good & Bad Table Scraps for Chickens

Raising backyard chickens means that you have natural composters right at your fingertips! However, just because chickens act like they can eat anything, there are a few food items that you should avoid giving to them. There are Good & Bad Table Scraps for Chickens that you should be aware of as you feed the... Continue Reading →

Oven-Baked Chicken Tenders

My family is a homemade oven-baked chicken tenders kind of family. We enjoy serving them alongside mashed potatoes or oven-baked fries, green beans or corn on the cob, and dipped in ketchup or ranch. While they are more time consuming to make from scratch, there really is no comparison to the homemade version! Frozen chicken... Continue Reading →

A Guide to Broody Hens

Last month one of our hens went broody. She began by never leaving the nest and soon became aggressive towards us and her fellow hens. After a few days of this we realized that something wasn't quite right. And thus began our first journey in caring for a broody hen. First, we did some digging... Continue Reading →

Keeping Chickens Cool in the Summer

Proper chicken care is important no matter the weather or season, but summer is usually the hardest period of time on a flock. While chickens can warm themselves up by fluffing their feathers, getting out of the wind, and eating and drinking, they have a much harder time cooling down. This is because they don't... Continue Reading →

Homemade Eggshell Powder

We own a small flock of backyard chickens for laying eggs. And boy, are we ever getting an abundance of eggs during this early spring season! As we learn the in and outs of raising chickens, we also strive to utilize every aspect of them as possible. From Letting Chickens Till Our Garden, to saving... Continue Reading →

All About Storing Fresh Chicken Eggs

The most exciting part about keeping backyard chickens is collecting the eggs. I still enjoy filling my pockets or basket with handfuls of colorful eggs that my family can enjoy! And once you've tasted fresh eggs, you'll never want to go back to the bland options from the grocery store. They are so much better... Continue Reading →

All About Our Breeds of Chickens

This past spring we purchased three different breeds of chicks and quickly began to see the differences in them. Each breed is so unique in look and temperament! Some get along with chickens of other breeds while certain ones only like each other, some are more skittish while others are friendly, and they all look... Continue Reading →

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