Backyard Chickens
How to Keep Chickens Dry in a Wet Winter: A Coop Guide
A cold dry hen is fine, a cold wet hen is not. Learn how to keep your coop, run, bedding, and waterer dry through a long…
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How to Insulate a Chicken Coop (Without Sealing It Up)
How to insulate a chicken coop the safe way: what to use, what the girls will destroy, and why ventilation matters more than R-value. From my…
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How to Add Electrolytes to Chicken Water (and When Not To)
When electrolytes help a backyard flock, how to mix them in chicken water the safe way, which waterers work best, and when to skip them and…
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How to Care for Chickens During an Ice Storm (Before and After)
An ice storm is hard on a backyard flock. Here is how to prep the coop, keep water open, protect the run, and check your hens…
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How to Spot Mites and Lice on Chickens (and What to Do)
Learn how to spot mites and lice on chickens: the night flashlight check, the white sock test, scaly leg, and what to do about each in…
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How to Keep Chickens Calm on New Year’s Eve Fireworks Night
Keep chickens calm during New Year's Eve fireworks: lock up early, block the flashes, add steady sound, and know exactly what to check at dawn after…
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How to Clean a Chicken Coop in Winter Without Freezing Your Flock
How to clean a chicken coop in winter: pick the right day, spot-clean without a hose, handle frozen droppings, refresh bedding, and keep the hens warm…
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How to Start Keeping Coturnix Quail in Your Backyard
How to start keeping coturnix quail: space, brooding, feed, water, laying age, and the honest downsides to weigh before you add a quail run to your…
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How to Keep Baby Chicks Hydrated in the First Week
How to keep baby chicks hydrated in the first week: teach them to drink, pick the right waterer, use electrolytes the OTC way, and spot a…
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How to Prepare the Coop for Spring Chicks: A Winter Checklist
Prepare the coop for spring chicks before they ship: the repairs, bedding, waterer, and predator checks I finish in winter so the move-in goes smoothly.