Rather than build a large coop for your flock of chickens, consider the growing trend of building smaller, portable coops – dubbed chicken tractor and chicken ark.
These smaller coops aren’t just for city folk hoping to keep a few contained chickens in their backyard – country folk with acres of land are also using them. [...]

“Hey City Girl, you got a heat lamp for raising those baby chicks?”
I wasn’t sure at first he was talking to me, that old farmer who’d just sold me 20 day old chickens, and whom I was walking away, from…
"A heat lamp for raising chickens? You mean I can’t just…"
That’s how it all started.
My education [...]

So, you’ve decided to say adios and goodbye to life in the city and move to a country farm where you can live off the land.
It’s a great plan for your health, longevity, budget, family life, spiritual growth and peace of mind.

Of course farm life won’t support most of us. Some of us still have [...]

"My friend Anna is afraid of chickens. Of course she doesn’t seem to mind eating the eggs or roast chicken dinners…" – Laura Childs
Except for my friend Anna, it seems like chickens, ’round these parts’ anyway, are a woman’s preference. Women like eating chicken and other poultry more than men and for the most part [...]

Have you been thinking about raising chickens and now you need to find a
place to buy grown chickens, roosters, or eggs to hatch?
"As a bonus to the ebook – Raising Chickens Right – a list of recommended United States hatcheries is included as a supplementary Excel spreadsheet file…"
The hatcheries listed can be sourced online or [...]

Commercial feeds are available to suit each changing need of your chickens. Your choices will be mash, crumbles, and pellets. Mash is powdery, pellets are compressed mash, and crumbles are broken up pellets.
Mash is often wasted by larger birds, not even required for chicks who easily eat crumbles. Pellets are perfect for chickens.
All chicks are [...]

If you’re wondering how diverse chickens can be, or how many breeds there are to choose from, then take a look at the extensive list below!
You’ll find a chicken breed list of every type, with a wide variety of plumage, sizes and even colored eggs!

Chickens are generally classed in four categories: meat birds, egg layers, [...]

If you’ll be keeping laying hens in your chicken coop you’ll need a few more accessories than if you were raising meat birds. Meat birds don’t need nesting boxes, supplementary feeders or perches, but here is the list of the most basic requirements for your hens.
Chicken Feeders
A good chicken feeder in your chicken coop provides [...]