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Home / Homesteading / Chickens

Chickens

A small flock of chickens is easy to keep. Chickens are the gateway livestock and an excellent choice for the homestead or backyard. Chickens lay abundant, large eggs and also provide excellent meat. Keeping a flock of chickens is very easy but there are some considerations to keep in mind regarding their care, housing, health, and feeding we should explore.

Bresse rooster.
Chickens

Why We Decided to Raise Bresse Chickens โ€” and Ultimately Stop

A beautiful, broody hen on her eggs.
Chickens

Taking Care of Chickens: a Simple Beginner’s Guide

A red rooster and white hen stand on a wooden fence as snow falls.
Chickens

How Cold Is Too Cold For Chickens? Get Your Flock Ready For Winter

A brown hen eating on pasture.
Chickens

The Truth About Feeding Green Beans to Chickens

A woman collects eggs and feeds chickens.
Chickens

Feeding Chickens Potatoes & Potato Skins Safely

A basket of eggs.
Chickens

How Long Do Fresh Eggs Last? The Facts About Farm Fresh & Store Eggs

Lohmann Brown Hen.
Chickens

18 Best Egg-Laying Chickens: Which Breed Is Right For You?

Free-range hen and rooster walking in the snow.
Chickens

10 Steps To Winterize Your Chicken Coop & Run

Chicken in flight.
Chickens

13 Rare & Beautiful Chicken Breeds

Chickens standing on the grass.
Chickens

15 Surprising Benefits Of Backyard Chickens

A colorful brown and black speckled chicken eats a piece of cheese off of the garden floor.
Chickens

Feeding Chickens Cheese & Dairy Products

two white hens eating tomatoes
Chickens

Can Chickens Eat Tomatoes?

A rooster walking in snow.
Chickens

What To Feed Chickens During Winter

a flock of brown and black chickens eating on pasture
Chickens

Can Chickens Eat Grapes? Grape Safety & Nutrition

Girl holding blue chicken.
Chickens

Can Chickens Eat Bananas & Banana Peels?

How to Ferment Your Chicken Feed
Chickens

Fermenting Chicken Feed For Healthier Hens, Better Eggs, & Cost Savings

Man holding baby chick.
Chickens

Pasty Butt in Chickens: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, & Prevention

a flock of chickens on green pasture.
Chickens

The Ultimate Guide to Homestead & Backyard Chicken Keepingย 

A white Bresse rooster flaps his wings on a green grassy pasture.
Chickens

Can You Eat A Rooster? {Yes & You Should!}

three baby chicks stand side by side on deck at sunset
Chickens

How Do Chickens Mate? Let’s Take A Look

a white hen drinks water from a shallow bowl
Chickens

How To Keep Chicken Water From Freezing Once & For All

cinnamon queen hen walks in the farmyard
Chickens

Cinnamon Queen Chicken (Everything You Need To Know)

black orpington rooster in a green pasture
Chickens

Is The Buff Orpington The Best Dual-Purpose Heritage Breed?

A lavender ameraucana hen in snow.
Chickens

Ameraucana Chicken: The Myths, Lies, & FACTS

black english style orpington rooster
Chickens

16 Black Chicken Breeds (5 Have Black Skin!)

two blue chicken eggs in a nest
Chickens

11 Chickens That Lay Blue Eggs โ€” & Why {With Pictures!}

Coccidiosis In Chickens? {Prevention & Treatment}
Chickens

Coccidiosis In Chickens? {Prevention & Treatment}

Chicken Nesting Boxes Guide (Everything You Need to Know)
Chickens

Chicken Nesting Boxes Guide (Everything You Need to Know)

A brown plump hen in snow.
Chickens

Keep Hens Laying Eggs All Winter (Tips, Pros & Cons)

two ducks and a chicken
Chickens | Ducks

Are Ducks Better Than Chickens? โ€” I Say Yes!

Do Possums Eat Chickens {Yup}
Chickens

Do Possums Eat Chickens {Yup}

Why You Should Consider The Rhode Island Red Chicken
Chickens

Why You Should Consider The Rhode Island Red Chicken

Keeping Ducks And Chickens Together (Yes You Can)
Chickens | Ducks

Keeping Ducks And Chickens Together (Yes You Can)

Salmon Faverolles hen in garden
Chickens

Salmon Faverolles (The Beautiful French Chicken That Lays PINK Eggs!)

plymouth rock up close profile shot
Chickens

Plymouth Rock (Popular For Good Reason)

closeup of the head of a dominique chicken
Chickens

Dominique Chicken (America’s Oldest Heritage Breed)

a black australorp hen stands on pasture
Chickens

The Australorp Chicken (Top-Choice Dual-Purpose Breed)

wyandotte rooster with two hens
Chickens

Wyandotte Chicken (The Most Beautiful Dual-Purpose Heritage Breed?)

3 chickens pecking at food in barnyard
Chickens

Can Chickens Eat Whole Corn? (Yes)

wild ren junglefowl, a wild ancestor of the modern chicken
Chickens

Where Did The Wild Chickens Go? {With Pictures}

a beautiful rooster in profile
Chickens

All About The Deep Litter Method For Chicken Coop Health

6 brown and orange hens eating mixed grains from a metal bowl outside
Chickens

Can Chickens Eat Oatmeal? (Toxicity Facts & Fiction)

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