Big Ideas for Small Flocks
When I first got chickens, I knew there was no way I’d be able to open their coop door every morning and close it every night. I can barely remember to close my garage door every night, and with a busy life in general—my chickens were pretty much in mortal danger. I searched for automatic […]
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Chances are if you raise chickens, you also have a green thumb. Maybe it’s because people who grow fruits and vegetables consider chickens a natural extension to their food-producing repertoire, or maybe it’s because these same people aren’t afraid to get a little dirty. But one thing that very few chicken owner/gardeners realize is the
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When you first get chickens, you have all the time in the world to devote to your adorable little feathered friends. You constantly run to the coop to give them leftovers, refresh their water, check for eggs. Then, inevitably, life sets in. Things get a little hectic, and going to the coop becomes more and
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My hens have a love/hate relationship with mice. Several years ago, I noticed little black “rice grains” mixed in with their feed. For about five seconds, I thought it was neat. Then I realized that it wasn’t exotic black grains that my chickens were ingesting, but rather plain old mouse poop. (Ew!) Come to think
…AND WHAT I DID ABOUT IT A full third of chicken owners stop raising chickens after the first two years. That’s a pretty discouraging statistic. It’s a lot of time and money down the drain. But I totally get it. Although I enjoyed raising chickens, after six years I was ready to throw in the
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