A Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens

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two chickens outside
We recently welcomed two new chickens into our backyard crew! They have been getting along great with the others so far!
- Jake and Sarah, Columbus, OH
lady with her chickens
I love getting out every morning and taking care of my chickens! Now that I am retired, I needed something to do during the day and this has kept me busy and active. Not to mention my grandchildren love to come visit me now and help out or just to play with the hens!
- Mary, Salt Lake City, UT
little boy feeding chickens
My little one has been learning so much by helping to take care of our backyard chickens! He loves coming outside to help me clean the coop, collect the eggs, feed the chickens, and whatever else we need to do that day. It has been such a great bonding experience for us and I hope he will continue to love it even as he gets older!
- Linda and Brandon, Ann Arbor, MI
chicken coop with painted flowers
We just updated our handmade chicken coop with some hand painted pink flowers just in time for spring time! There are so many fun options for personalizing and customizing your own DIY chicken coop, we just had to try one ourselves!
- James and Rebecca, NH
family with chickens
Our family loves owning chickens! There's nothing quite like fresh eggs that you can get right from your own backyard. We try to be as sustainable and environmentally friendly as possible and we think it's so important to know where your food is coming from and that's why we decided to raise our own hens on our farm!
- Priscilla and Bob, MA
house and chicken coop
We recently customized our house with a half indoor and half outdoor chicken coop! It has been working great so far. We have been able to spend more time with the chickens, train them to come inside, and we don't have to worry about regulating their temperature in extreme cold or heat!
- Martha and Ed, CA