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Chicken Health Starts With Housing

If you’ve raised backyard chickens for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed something: 

Healthy chickens lay better eggs. 

But what many owners don’t realize is how much housing design affects chicken health. Where your... Read more...

A chicken coop can be a significant purchase (or DIY project). If you're investing so heavily, it's important to choose the right style for your needs. Is the traditional stationary coop all it's cracked up to be, or is a chicken tractor what you really need?

What Is a Chicken Tractor?

I can't tell you the number of times I've been asked this question. It's a clever name for a very simple concept. 

A chicken tractor is a portable chicken coop that sits directly on the ground and can be moved regularly across your... Read more...

“Chickens are cheaper than therapy, and you get eggs. And smiles.” 
Gina Whitehead

Several months ago, my wife and I and our three littles, ages 6 years, 4 years, and 7 months, moved to a new home. A couple of weeks ago, we finally got chickens at our new place. My... Read more...

The benefits of providing chickens opportunity to graze on grass or other vegetation are many, both practical and philosophical.

Starting with the latter category, it follows the natural created order. It fosters what Joel Salatin refers to as “the chickenness of the chicken.” Eschewing the corporate view of chickens... Read more...

Last week, one of the largest egg production companies in the nation Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., detected the presence of Avian bird flu at one of their facilities. The outbreak is reported to have caused the loss of 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets.

Now, we’re not fans of apocalyptic... Read more...