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Welcome to our blog! Here, you’ll find recipes for herbal remedies, chicken keeping, gardening tips, DIYs, and all the tips, tricks, lessons, and skills you’ll need to manage a homestead and become more self-sufficient. Whether you’re new to this lifestyle or you’ve been doing it for years, we hope you find our content entertaining as well as educational.
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Prepping Your Flock For Spring
As the snow melts, the days get longer, and shoots of green emerge from the earth, there's no denying that spring has finally sprung....
Mar 65 min read
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12 Best Herbs for Chicken Health
Whether you’re new to flock tending or you’ve been raising chickens for years, you may be surprised that just as they can improve our...
Aug 7, 20245 min read
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Tending to Your Flocks Summer Needs
For most of the US, even though summer is still a few days away, the heat is already here. That means it’s time to discuss tending to...
Jun 17, 20244 min read
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Transitioning Chicks from Brooder to Coop
Wondering when it’s time to begin transitioning your chicks from brooder to coop? The good news is if your chicks arrived in early...
May 28, 20247 min read
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Spring Enrichment For Your Flock
Warmer days are finally upon us. Days are longer, greens are emerging, bugs are waking, but we haven’t quite reached the bounty of summer...
Apr 16, 20245 min read
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Spring Chicken Coop Maintenance 101
Spring has officially sprung, which means that along with all of the other spring cleaning chores, it’s time for some spring chicken coop...
Mar 26, 20244 min read
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Orange Cinnamon Chicken Coop Cleaner
We use all-natural homemade cleaners around our homestead. I set time aside each month to whip up big batches of everything from pine...
Mar 14, 20243 min read
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Things You Didn't Know About Farm Fresh Eggs
Let me start out by saying that if you raise chickens, this post probably isn’t for you. A few days ago, I saw an Instagram post from a...
Mar 4, 20245 min read
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Why Your Chickens Need More Protein in Winter
For those learning to keep chickens, it’s important to note that the winter months are a time of change for your flock, and it requires a...
Dec 1, 20235 min read
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DIY Chicken Frostbite Balm
Winter is nearly here, and nighttime temperatures in Colorado are beginning to drop dramatically. It won’t be long before we see days...
Nov 1, 20234 min read
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Prepping the Chicken Coop For Winter
Fall has arrived, and we are finally seeing cooler temps. That means that winter prep is officially underway. I’m about halfway through...
Oct 19, 20235 min read
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8 Ways to Keep Your Flock Cool
The Dog Days of Summer are upon us, and it can be hard to figure out how to cool yourself off, let alone your chickens. Our fluffy little...
Jul 28, 20234 min read
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How to Collect, Clean, and Store Farm Fresh Eggs
Let’s be honest; if you have chickens, it’s all about the eggs! Farm-fresh eggs are fresher, tastier, and more nutrient-rich than...
Jun 26, 20236 min read
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Common Chicken Health Problems
Chickens, like any other household pet, can fall ill at times. Unlike household pets, chickens are considered food animals, which can...
Jun 5, 20235 min read
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Things Never to Feed Your Chickens
Chickens are an excellent solution for reducing kitchen scraps and waste. They love to eat scraps from the kitchen. They can eat almost...
Apr 26, 20233 min read
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How to Raise Baby Chicks
Tending to a flock of baby chicks needn’t be difficult or elaborate. Their needs are pretty basic. They need continuous access to clean...
Mar 8, 20235 min read
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What Breed of Chicken Should I Get?
Choosing the right breed or breeds for your flock is an important part of raising chickens. But, it can be an overwhelming prospect when...
Feb 21, 20234 min read
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Things to Consider Before Getting Chickens
Chickens make lovely productive pets and bring so much joy to their owners, as well as providing food for the table. But, chicken keeping...
Feb 6, 20233 min read
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Why Should You Raise Chickens?
Are you thinking of getting chickens for the first time this year? That’s wonderful. There’s a lot to love about raising chickens. Before...
Jan 25, 20233 min read
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How to Feed Eggshells to Your Chickens
Wait. Why exactly would I feed my chickens eggshells? I’m glad you asked! Chickens need calcium for healthy bones (just like humans,) and...
Jan 18, 20233 min read
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