Aug 02 2023
Walk into a farm-supply store and the chicken-feed aisle can become confusing surprisingly quickly. Starter, starter/grower, grower, developer, layer, all-flock, mash, crumble, pellets, scratch grains, oyster shell, and grit may all be sitting within a few feet of one another. Fortunately, feeding a backyard flock does not have to be complicated. For most chicken keepers, …
May 23 2023
Fresh green fodder can be a useful way to add variety to a backyard chicken diet, especially during winter or in areas where birds have little access to pasture. The basic idea is simple: soak whole grains, let them sprout, and grow them for several days into a dense mat of roots and shoots. Chickens …
May 14 2023
A chicken coop may look secure from above, but predators do not always try to go through the door. Foxes, raccoons, skunks, rats, and other animals may dig along the edge of a coop or run looking for a way underneath. A predator apron creates a buried or ground-level barrier that makes that digging much …
