Chickens

If you want to make money homesteading, one of the first things you should do is figure out how to make money with chickens. Once you start raising chickens, it’s natural to consider how you can make money with chickens. You spend a lot of time creating their home and taking care of them, so…

Picking the right chicken waterer helps save you time while tending to your flock and also reduces waste – saving you money! As you gather items you need to raise chickens, you’ll want to get one of the best chicken waterers to provide your flock fresh water daily. It’s essential to their overall health along…

Did you know some chicken breeds are known for having more aggressive roosters than other breeds? Roosters are typically part of raising chickens but they have a reputation for not being the nicest creatures. However, there are a few aggressive rooster breeds that are known for being nastier than others. We all have some sort…

If you’re in the quest for the perfect rainbow of chicken egg colors, you need some chickens that lay white eggs in your flock. Surprisingly, despite the commonality of white eggs in grocery stores, most backyard chickens don’t lay white eggs. Truthfully, I’ve only had two chickens that lay white eggs – the rest lay…

You know chickens give you eggs, but you might not know all the wonderful benefits of raising chickens. We became backyard chicken keepers because I found myself concerned with the quality of the food I fed my family. I knew egg production was one of the biggest benefits of raising chickens, but I honestly had…

Chickens need access to fresh water daily, but in the winter, you might find that it’s hard to keep chicken water from freezing. The first winter I raised chickens, I learned a lot of things like how to keep chicken water from freezing and all about frostbite and chickens. I also learned that chickens don’t…

As the temperatures dip down, chicken owners have to watch for frostbite on their chickens and know how to deal with this problem appropriately. The first time I saw frostbite on chickens I had no idea what was wrong. My rooster had blackened tips on his comb, and I wondered what caused it. After a…

Everyone needs personal space; moms know that better than anyone! Your chickens are similar and want to be able to move around freely, but how much space do chickens need for real? One of the first questions I had when getting chickens for the first time was – how much space do chickens need? We…