Portable chicken coops boast many advantages for new or aspiring chicken farmers. The advantages include free fertilizer, pest control, and, best of all, fresh eggs. Don’t be fooled into thinking you need a large farm or several acres to devote to your chickens. Many designs can fit easily into your backyard, even if you live …
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 researching 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. …
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 …
Depending on the number of animals you own, your hay bill may be sending you over budget. If you are looking for new ways to try and cut your hay bill in half check out the tips below. Alfalfa Fields We tend to only buy hay for the winter months, BUT given where we live …
Starting a little farm can be something quite addicting, BUT it takes a little bit of patience, practice and knowledge. When I was a teenager I was out volunteering to take care of animals at a petting farm. I’d rather ride horses and play with pigs than most things. Being able to have my very …
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 …