Chicken

Hens can successfully consume 70% of their diet as whole grain when it is choice-fed. It is important to note that if you want to… Read More »Can You Feed Chickens Whole Grains?

The truth is that you don’t have to feed chickens grain, and they will be healthier birds if you don’t. Chickens raised in this manner… Read More »Can Chickens Survive Without Grain?

Our favorite choices for sprouted chicken feed are: Wheatgrass, sunflower seeds, corn, peas, soybeans and oats can be soaked in a bowl, then spread into… Read More »What Is The Best Grain To Grow For Chickens?

How to Keep Wild Birds Out of the Chicken Coop Monitor Your Chicken Coop Regularly. Never Leave Excess Chicken Feed on their Feeding Stations. Replace… Read More »How Do You Keep Wild Birds Out Of Chicken Run?

Wheat and oats make great pasture for poultry until they die in the summer. Perennial fescues aren’t my favorite grasses, but they hold up well… Read More »Is Fescue Grass Good For Chickens?

The solution is to install a small, chicken-sized gate, with hinges and a latch, at the point in the pen nearest the corral. Then cut… Read More »How Do You Make A Chicken Tunnel?

Chickens that are foraging on pasture aren’t just eating grasses. It may look like that’s what they’re doing, but grasses only count for a small… Read More »Can Chickens Just Forage?

Other vegetables such as maize, brassicas (sprouts, cabbages and kale) all provide an excellent source of supplements, with more ornamental plants like sunflower and millet… Read More »What Can I Plant To Feed My Chickens?

Try out some of these grasses and legumes for your pasture-raised poultry flock. Kentucky Bluegrass. What It Is. A cool-season, perennial grass that grows well… Read More »What Is The Best Grass For Chickens?

How about starting with an easy planting like a ground cover crop? Alfalfa, clover, mustard, buckwheat, rye, and legume crops, among many others, provide abundant… Read More »Is Clover A Good Ground Cover For Chickens?