Getting chickens

Before you get chickens there are some imporntant things to know. Its not just baby chicks and fresh eggs. All you need to know before you get chickens .....

How to take a vacation when you have chickens. Hiring a chickens sitter or leaving them home alone? What is the best vacation style for your flock? Free printable chicken sitter instruction sheet.

Let's cover the bases of what you need to get started with backyard chickens! You may be surprised at just how easy and worthwhile it is to keep these feathered friends for either eggs or meat.

Want to get started with raising baby chicks for meat or eggs? Here is a guide to everything you need to know from how to set up the brooder, and a list of supplies you'll need to raise baby chicks.

30 things to know before you get chickens...a helpful list of common chicken-raising issues, problems and oddities that will help you be an informed chicken owner before those things come up and leave you wondering what to do...

Articles on proper diet, feeding and treats for backyard chickens

If you're ready to start raising chickens to be one step closer to being self sufficient, this post will help you learn everything you need to get started.

Many chicken keepers these days have friendly, tame flocks of birds they consider to be their pets. Who knew chickens could be such docile creatures? But, have they always been that way? Were they friendly from the day they hatched? Nope! It all depends on how the owner raises them. Taming chickens isn't very hard, but it does require persistence and patience. So how do you get your flock to be affectionate, lap loving sweeties? The answers lie inside!