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Why Your Kids Need Chickens

I’m a huge advocate for having children involved in raising livestock.  One of the easier species of livestock to keep is chickens.  Chickens are a great farm animal to get kids involved with.  Chickens require just enough care that children…

Why You Should be Feeding Your Flock Mealworms

Mealworms look entirely disgusting to us.  The crunchy brown worms seem entirely unappetizing.  To a chicken, mealworms are bites of heaven.  Chickens will go absolutely crazy over mealworms, and for good reason.  There are several reasons that you should be…

A Guide for Feeding Growing Chickens

A trip to your local feed store may leave you asking more questions about chicken feed than before you visited.  What percentage protein should they get? What about calcium? Are my chicks old enough to get a pellet feed?  There…

Why Do Chickens Need Dust Baths?

If you’ve owned chickens, you’ve probably seen them giving themselves a dust bath.  Chickens will lay in a shallow area of scratched up dirt and kick it all over themselves.  If you haven’t seen it before, it can look a…

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