backyard chickens

Did you know that wood ash can be used for keeping mites at bay? The next time you clean your fireplace, keep your chickens in mind by storing some of the ashes for them. It's a hen's best kept beauty secret.

This is a work in progress, so the how to's will be provided in future posts. But just the same, here is the recipe I plan to use for homegrown chicken feed. When they eat right, so do you!

Let’s face it, when you have a flock of chickens, you’re rollin’ in the eggs. I have flock of 14 hens. In a typical day, one’s broody, one’s molting, and a couple of others are otherwise takin’ the day off. I’m still collecting about 10 eggs per day.

If you’ve raised baby chicks or you see some in your future, one of the questions you’ll ask is, “How can you tell the males from the females?” Jillian shows us how to sex baby chicks like the big hatcheries do!