The Survival Gardener

Now that we own a feed store, we have lots and lots and lots of chicken feed. Problem: we no…

An important new interview with Florida Bullfrog:  

We’ll be busy today, butchering about thirty Cornish Cross birds. Some friends are coming over, so we’ll make a morning…

For years, we’ve tried out various chicken breeds, often favoring brown egg layers. But the best-laying bird on the least…

Check out this amazing egg yolk: Our chickens have been getting restaurant scraps along with fresh brassica greens, and over…

A few commenters on my Struggles with Chickens livestream reminded me of the value of azolla, duckweed and other aquatic…

Joan shares some ideas on feeding chickens: I’ve kept Rhode island reds a couple of different times over my lifetime…