Category: Backyard Chickens

October 18, 2026 · 9 min read

If you’ve ever watched your hens flop over in a sunny patch of dirt, kick dust everywhere, and wriggle around like they’re having the…

October 18, 2026 · 10 min read

Every chicken keeper I know has a predator story, and mine still stings: my third spring with chickens, I lost two hens in one…

October 18, 2026 · 8 min read

The first October with our flock, I walked into the run and panicked. Feathers everywhere. Bare patches on two of my best layers. One…

October 18, 2026 · 8 min read

Nothing makes a chicken keeper’s stomach drop like finding mites. Your hens look a little ragged, egg production dips for no obvious reason, and…

October 18, 2026 · 8 min read

Every spring, the same thing happens at our place: the hens hit their stride, the egg basket overflows, and suddenly I’m staring at four…

October 8, 2026 · 11 min read

The box arrived at the post office at 6:45 on a March morning, and it was peeping. I stood in the parking lot in…

October 8, 2026 · 10 min read

Nobody warned me that bedding would become one of my strongest opinions as a chicken keeper. When we started, I assumed bedding was bedding…

October 8, 2026 · 10 min read

The first spring we ordered chicks, I did what every excited beginner does: I picked breeds by how pretty they looked in the hatchery…

October 6, 2026 · 9 min read

Winterize your chicken coop before the first freeze with this 9-step checklist. Learn the ventilation-vs-draft secret most beginners get wrong.

October 6, 2026 · 7 min read

How much does it cost to raise chickens in 2026? Full startup breakdown, monthly feed costs, 5 hidden costs, and the real savings math.