Chickens

Lessons Learned from One Second After

One Second After by William R. Forstchen is a really scary book. Not scary like a Stephen King book, but more like a wake up call to how fragile the world we live in is. This is the book that [...]

By Marc|2018-10-26T12:26:55-05:00October 28th, 2016|Book Review, Books, Chickens, Communication, Foraging, Guns, Ham Radio, Home Security, Rabbits, Security|0 Comments

Eggs! Eggs! Eggs!

In my mind, the #1 benefit of having poultry on our homestead is fresh eggs. They are a wonderful food; small, self-contained, nutritional treasures. An average chicken egg is 50g, containing 6g of protein, and about 78 calories. In a [...]

By Diana|2018-10-26T13:35:47-05:00June 27th, 2016|Chickens, Farm Animals|0 Comments

So, you want to raise chickens…

You’ve decided that you want to keep chickens. There are a few things you need to do before you bring the little darlings home. Most of this information can be found in a wonderful online forum called BackyardChickens.com. The information below [...]

By Diana|2021-10-15T08:06:54-05:00June 9th, 2016|Chickens, Farm Animals|3 Comments