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How To Get Your Chickens To Lay In Their Nesting Boxes

This whole dream to own our own farm started 5 years ago in the suburbs of Southern California with backyard chickens and now we’re living in Arkansas living out our dreams. One of my favorite things to do is to collect eggs and when our…

Natural, Inexpensive Way to Deworm

The thought of worms in any animal can make your skin crawl, as it does theirs I’m sure. Goats seem to be the first animal that comes to mind when the topic of deworming comes up, but there are actually plenty of types of worms…

Why Free Range Chickens Aren’t For Everyone

Backyard chickens are really what started this whole dream for us. Andrew’s dad let us build a chicken coop in his backyard while we were still dating and the whole idea of farming snowballed from there. We’ve tried chicken coops, chicken tractors, and free range…

We FINALLY Solved Our Chicken Problem!

Our chicken journey started back in the suburbs of California in Andrew’s dad backyard. He was kind enough to let us get four chickens and build a little chicken coop. Before long, those four chickens turned into 10 and our small chicken coop turned into…

Chicken Coop Tips

This post contains affiliate links In California, all of our friends thought we were crazy because we built a chicken coop in the backyard. Let me remind you, we are talking about the suburbs of California where your house feels like it’s only ten feet…