Tag: Raising Chickens
How to Treat Pasty Butt in Baby Chickens
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Pasty butt is a pretty common ailment in baby chickens. As a chicken owner, pasty butt is gross and you would probably rather not clean a chicken’s butt, but pasty butt can cause death if not cleaned. A pasty butt or poopy butt is simply just a build-up of poop…
Six Chicken Breeds that are Family Friendly
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Buff Orpington (HANDS DOWN): If you are starting and thinking about getting chickens, I would have a full flock just of these gold beauties. I haven’t had one Buff that isn’t friendly. These birds are hardy, and that’s important up here in North Idaho when the weather gets cold. These…
6 Items You NEED If You Have a Hobby Farm
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These six items changed how we farm in our backyard. These items make chores less frequent making time for more family fun. No Mess Feeder This no-mess feeder has saved us money. It is some money up front, definitely more money than a regular chicken feeder. But it’s worth it.…
A Beginners Guide to Raising Baby Chickens
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Baby Chickens take love and care. You may wonder if it’s worth raising chickens from a day old or just getting them already grown. I will say that brooding your chicks will be some work, but having chickens that know you far outweigh the cons of brooding chickens. Setting Up…