Have you thought about building a chicken coop, but held off because you didn’t know anything about what kind of material to use, how to put the material together to make the coop, or because you thought it might cost more than you wanted to spend? There are free chicken coop instructions, and they’re available …
Are you interested in raising chickens but dread how much it will cost to build a chicken coop? Chicken coops can be expensive to build, but they don’t have to be. In this blog post, we’ll outline the cheapest way to build chicken coops that will still keep your chickens safe and warm. So if …
Raising chickens is a great first addition to your homestead. It doesn’t matter if you are living in the suburbs or have a ton of acreage. Chickens cost less, and can provide fresh eggs and meat. My husband and I live a debt free life and love raising animals and enjoying a simpler life. By …
Since moving our chicks to a new coop after our 100-year-old barn fell down, I did a little research for a better way to keep the coop clean. When we started with six chickens in a small coop, it was easy to keep up with pine bedding and wasn’t a big budget breaker. Adding 20+ …
Cleaning the chicken coop was really exiting when we started with only six chickens. We have a nice easy to reach coop. But, as many of us realize, chickens are kind of addicting. If you haven’t started with chickens yet, I warned you. 🙂 Cleaning a chicken coop is pretty simple and if you keep …
In this article, you will learn frugal ways to keep your chickens warm for less this winter. We live in upstate New York and experience frigid temperatures, and our chickens are staying warm. This came with trial and error. When it comes to frugal living, you want the best way to do something for …
Having backyard chickens is a lot different than raising meat chickens. For starters you bring home the girls all cute and fluffy excited they are going to provide pretty fresh eggs. Since it takes awhile for your girls to start laying eggs you do your best to care and nurture them. Overall this is probably …
If you are a chicken lover you will want at least one of these T-shirts! If you need ideas for the chicken lover in your life we have rounded up some of our favorite chicken T-shirts from Amazon. Since the trendiest outfits I get are over on my BJs blog, I’m way more comfortable most …
Keeping chickens during the cold winter months can be challenging. Do you start to wonder how cold it is too cold for chickens? What to feed chickens in winter? All valid questions that cause more stress than needs to be. We live in Upstate New York, smack in the middle of two great lakes if …
It happens. You buy new chicks, and you buy MORE new chicks every spring. With all the new animals coming to your homestead, it takes a little time. Everyone has their routine and space they call their own, and when a newcomer shows up, things can get a little crazy. When we were new chicken …