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Disclaimer: I am NOT a veterinarian, just an animal owner & lover sharing my opinions and experiences.  Any advice on caring for animals or diagnosing & treating medical conditions for animals should be evaluated by a trained veterinarian.  Whenever possible, you should always have your sick or injured bird evaluated & treated by a trained …

Read More about Vaccines for your Chicken Flock

If you live in an area with harsh winters, keeping your chickens happy year round can be a challenge. Being prepared for winter weather will help your flock stay healthy & warm all winter long. Check out my top 7 tips for keeping your chickens happy this winter! Winterize your coop & run Right around …

Read More about 7 Tips to Keep Your Chickens Happy This Winter

Keeping your chickens healthy isn’t terribly hard.  It boils down to three things – keep their living area clean, give them plenty of fresh water, and give them proper feed. The first two are easy, but feeding your flock right can be a little trickier.  Starter, grower, medicated, pellets, crumbles…there is a lot to learn!  …

Read More about Feeding Healthy Chickens for Life

They say that chickens are the “gateway” animal to further farming adventures.  When you are ready to skip through that gateway and expand your farm, lots of people look to adding different kinds of poultry.  Common backyard poultry includes turkeys, geese, guineas, & ducks – turkeys are quite large and geese & guineas are quite …

Read More about Raising Chickens & Ducks Together

Winter is coming.  The mornings are getting brisk as I’m filling up the feed bowl.  It won’t be long before I have to dig out the heated water bowls, hauling water to the coop with buckets instead of using the convenience of a hose.  My trusty shovel will be placed next to the back door …

Read More about 6 Chicken Breeds Perfect for Cold Climates – and 2 that are not!