Chicken treats

Snowy, sub-zero winter weather, hurricanes or severe weather of any type present challenges for chicken keepers and their flocks. Whenever chickens are sudd ...

This nutritious seed block can help alleviate boredom and also provides some healthy grains and other ingredients to help your chickens keep warm in winter.

Raising mealworms for free chicken feed. How to raise a constant supply of mealworms (cheaply) for your chickens! #backyardchickens #chickens #homesteading #farming #backyardfarming #sustainableliving #homesteadskills #poultry

It can be challenging to find the perfect homemade chicken feed recipe. This simple formula makes it possible to adjust your chicken feed to your own needs.

Contrary to popular belief, chickens can lay eggs year round. You just have to keep them healthy and happy by feeding them the right foods.

Wow! This winter has been some kind of crazy! It's way too cold! Y'all bundle up out there! We're fighting a serious case of winter boredom around here - with our chickens that is. They are plucking each other's feathers out, just because it's something to do. Not a good thing when temperatures are dropping so. I thought I would try my hand at making a boredom buster 'Flock Block'. It is the perfect way to entertain your chickens while providing them with some wholesome winter nutrition. And…

#backyardchickens #chickenfeed #raisingchickens How to keep your flock cool and hydrated in the summer months: a cheap and easy frozen treat for when temperatures soar.

Learn how to keep your chicken coop cool, save money on feed, and make sure your chickens lay more eggs with this great list of hacks and tips for your backyard chicken coops! #BackyardChickens #Chickens #ChickenCoop #RaisingChickens #Hacks #Lifehacks #Homestead #Homesteading #Eggs #LayingHens #Roosters

Some people go through a lot of effort to make special seed/grain blends to feed to their chickens. I've tried that, but what usually ends up happening is that the chickens just make a HUGE mess picking through all of it to get to what they want. Variety makes for a happy flock, but all of that waste can put a real damper on your feed bill! We had to find a better way. What I like to do with our flock is put laying pellets only in our big feeder, and then every afternoon I bring our girls…