Chickens are wonderful at clearing out weeds and bugs from garden beds! Plus, their manure makes a great fertilizer for next year’s crop!

“That thievin’ fox was after my chickens!”

When Dirty Wilson decided he was going to get ugly, and attacked my little Ty man putting a nice hole in his arm, it was time to give the rooster’s spurs a good trim.
The hardest part is catching the roo. Once you’ve got him it’s a very simple process. (Pssst, by the way, kids are wonderful at catching chickens!)
We used a pair of goat hoof trimmers, ’cause that was the sharpest thing we had. A good pair of dog nail clippers would work, too. Just make sure that whatever you …

See who is gone, and why.

Roosters are good for many things!! Here are some ways a good rooster watches out for the flock.

Here’s a useful chart which shows what temperature you need to keep your brooder for chicks and ducklings.

Why baby chicks die. Sadly, all of ours did.

If you have laying hens, you need a nesting box!

Just not sure this one’s gonna make it.

I was so thankful that my kids got to watch the entire process of a chick hatching from its shell! How exciting!