by John Johnson | May 15, 2022 | Backyard Poultry, Ducks
Is it a good idea or a bad idea to use wood chips for chicken run ground cover when raising backyard chickens? Overall, wood chips can be a good material to use for an outdoor chicken run, but there are some caveats. We will break down our approach to using...
by John Johnson | Aug 24, 2021 | Backyard Poultry, Ducks, Videos
We have a standard nighttime routine for our backyard poultry flock. Ducks are easy to train with a nighttime routine. Our toddler is able to herd them into their duck run each night with ease. This is one of the really nice benefits of ducks they are able to learn...
by John Johnson | Jul 16, 2021 | Backyard Poultry, chickens, Ducks, Videos
Chickens or Ducks what is the difference in the eggs. The duck egg is much larger and richer in taste while coming in at around 130 calories. The classic chicken egg is about 70 calories so much smaller in comparison to the duck egg. We love to use our duck eggs for...
by John Johnson | Jul 15, 2021 | Backyard Poultry, chickens, Videos
It’s snack time for the chickens. We are processing a flat of hood strawberries that we picked up from a local farm. The strawberries will be eaten fresh, turned into home-baked strawberry danish’s, and the rest frozen for use later, but the tops go to the...
by John Johnson | Jun 14, 2021 | Backyard Poultry, Ducks
Backyard Poultry Chicken, Ducks, Geese, & More Many municipalities have relaxed rules regarding having backyard poultry in the city. Given that it is legal to own chickens and ducks in many places they make an excellent addition to any urban homestead. Adding a...
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