DIY Gravity Chicken Feed Dispenser Livestock of any size is a lot of work, including chickens. If you could reduce the daily chores involved, why wouldn’t you? This gravity feeder could substantially reduce your workload especially if paired with the DIY Automatic Chicken Watering System. During any crisis or storm the last thing you want …
6 Ways To Boost Winter Egg Production Chickens, very much like humans, have an internal clock per say that tells them its this time of day or night or this or that season. During the winter months they too like to hunker down and just keep warm! So part of convincing the hens to lay …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Tips for Keeping Your Chickens in the Winter If this is your first winter keeping a flock then there is a lot of information about keeping them safe and healthy this winter. It is especially important for smaller chicks which are not weather acclimated nor large enough to fend …
How To Clip The Wings on Your Chickens Once the coop has been set up, a routine is in place for feeding and watering, the chore of cleaning out the droppings has been assigned and being carried out on a regular basis and you’re pretty well set to sit back and collect eggs! However one …
Some posts may contain affiliate links What to do When Your Chicken is Molting What do you do and are they going to be alright when suddenly your beautiful healthy chickens begin to look literally hen pecked? Should you call the vet, or quarantine the molting bird? Many of us are new to raising chickens …
DIY Chicken Plucker If you have ever plucked a chicken by hand or even just seen it done you know it is quite a big job for such a small bird. However, the large commercial pluckers are not cost effective unless you’re doing a ton of chickens at once. Most backyard chicken growers are only …
Mobile Chicken Coop Designs Now is the time to begin looking at designs for a coop if you plan to start raising chickens this spring! Many people have begun or are considering raising chickens but don’t have the space for a large standard full chicken coop. If you’re planning to raise only a few chickens …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Automatic Chicken Watering System The good folks at Pet Helpful designed and built this watering system to ensure their chickens always have access to clean fresh water even when they aren’t able to be there all the time. Just like our pets, livestock require constant care to be …
