So you want to raise chickens? Congratulations on taking the step to owning a little bit of food freedom! Keeping chickens for egg product...

If there was an award for the most blog posts about the cost of raising chickens, I bet I'd get nominated. Seriously. But remember at th...

So you're ready to add some livestock to your homestead and everyone has said to start with chickens. Great idea! Maybe you're here ...

Trying to put a value on our free range eggs is almost as difficult as finding out what free range really is. The USDA defines free range po...

My chickens have been under attack! Some have been taken by a bobcat-yes, we've seen the tracks- that's roaming the neighborhood and...

Every morning I'm greeted by a hen running up the path to meet me. As soon as I get close enough for her to be sure I'm going to fol...

Where did all the men go? We did our fall butchering and now we are down to 3 guys on the place: Chase the Wonderbeagle, Elvis the croonin...

is the smell of fresh coffee wafting up the stairs!  Unfortunately the last two mornings I have been rudely jerked out of my soft slumber b...

Remember when "chicken feed" was a term for something that didn't cost a lot? As in, "I bought it for chicken feed?"...

 I think our chicken plan is starting to come together!  We still have the old girls that are laying less frequently. Their turn for freez...

Our power is back on! Unfortunately, during the outage we had to cut the line that opens and closes the automatic chicken coop door. Since t...

First there was a pip I'm bustin' outta this joint Then there was a peep  What kind of place is this you're runnin'...

to introduce ourselves... New roosters! I guess since we've had them over a month, they aren't really new. But I'm just no...

After the cleanup from the chicken massacre, we made putting up a fence around the coop our biggest priority. I was sick and tired of losing...

 Remember  this horrific day?  Me, too. It was unforgettable. But I learned from that mistake. Yes, I learned to keep a close eye on my auto...

"Don't look now, that guinea is checking out your butt." "Pshh, in his dreams." "Did you see how much pu...

With the cooler temps this week, my thoughts have shifted to cold weather supplies. I know I'm running low on sweaters and skirts. I lik...

  You may remember  my rant from last July  about the dog attack that took all my cockerels and pullets for the year. I didn't mention ...

  When we first started on the chicken journey, we planned to feed the minimum amount of layer pellets we could get by with while letting th...

 Way back in November we set up a  chicken dis-assembly line  to thin out the number of birds we would have in the coop over the winter (and...