Sunday Chicken Treats - Chickens are a Gateway Animal
If you’re anything like us, you long to move all your animals to a 100% organic diet featuring nutrient rich, non GMO ingredients but your budget has other ideas… This is the situation we’ve found ourselves in. Every time we go to the feed store I inspect the organic chicken feed but invariably we grab …
Chickens Get Bored
A lot of people didn't know that chickens can and like to swim. Apparently we need a pool now
Pumpkin Seeds as a Dewormer for Chickens
How to feed your chickens pumpkin seeds as a dewormer for chickens.
Pondering: Backyard Chickens
Yesterday, as I walked to the store to buy a dozen eggs for the second time in three days, I started pondering the idea of backyard chickens...
Organic Chicken Feed Is Cheep When You Make It Yourself
Mixing homemade, organic chicken feed is easy and cheap. Learn more about organic chicken feed.
Cabbage Pinata | Tilly's Nest
I love to make a cabbage pinata about once a month for the girls during the winter. They can’t resist as it dangles, twirls and just calls out to be pecked. Initially, they are fearful of this newcomer, but by the end of the day, I always find it pecked with holes. For my flock ... Read more
FSF Boredom Busters® for Chickens
The Boredom Buster® Pecking Ring is a natural, solid 568g net (1.25lb) block of tasty nibbles for chickens. Comes with a hanging cord as shown.SORRY - NEW STOCK NOT DUE UNTIL MID-MARCH (due to import issues).The Boredom Buster® Pecking Block for chickens made of wheat, seeds, fruit and molasses (hence you will find it is sticky to touch). Molasses were used in poultry feed in days gone by, and is said to help the hens digestion. We have tested it with our own birds (shown in one of these…
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"Did you know..... Stones painted as strawberries when put around strawberry plants in the spring will keep birds from eating your berries because the birds will think the ripened berries are stones. Plus..these are super cute. works for tomatoes too.
Cucumber Tetherball: Chicken Boredom Buster
I thought I’d dial up the fun factor a few notches by making snack time a competitive group activity! Cucumber Tetherball, hanging cucumbers from sturdy string for hours of activity for the chickens