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Keeping Eggs Fresh Through Winter with Water Glassing
This is one of those no-brainers every chicken keeper should know. I spent too many years having to buy grocery store eggs through...

Vanessa Link
Nov 12, 20233 min read


Growing Sprouts For Your Chickens
Growing sprouts for chickens is a super easy way to add lots of fresh greens to your flock's diet. If your chickens don't free range, or...

Vanessa Link
Sep 19, 20231 min read


Blackberries and the West Coast, a Love/Hate Story
It’s August on the west coast. It’s hot and it’s dry, and on just about any given walking or hiking trail, you can smell the distinctly...

Vanessa Link
Aug 26, 20234 min read


Calendula - Its Benefits, Uses, and How to Grow It
Calendula is easy to grow, has really beautiful orange flowers and makes for an excellent addition to your skin care routine. There are...

Vanessa Link
May 29, 20233 min read


Five Ways Keeping Chickens Reduces Your Carbon Footprint
Chickens are a carbon-negative pet. That's right, they can actually reduce the amount of CO2 your household puts out. Their waste is all...

Vanessa Link
Apr 21, 20233 min read


The Five Things You Need To Start Keeping Chickens
The idea of keeping chickens can seem daunting to people who've never done it. On one hand, chickens are some super tough creatures. It...

Vanessa Link
Mar 27, 20237 min read


Essential Gardening Vocabulary
Annual Plants that are seasonal and will need to be replanted each year. Perennial Plants that live for more than two growing seasons....

Vanessa Link
Mar 6, 20233 min read


Basic Chicken Jargon
If you're new to the world of chickens, you'll want to know these 13 commonly used words and terms and why they're important. 1. Comb The...

Vanessa Link
Mar 3, 20234 min read


9 Chicken Behaviors Explained
1. Dirt Bathing You may have seen your chickens laying on their side, kicking dirt up at themselves. What is this all about? It looks...

Vanessa Link
Feb 16, 20236 min read


Five Low Maintenance Pollinator Plants for Your Garden
Pollinator plants are a no-brainer for any garden. They benefit you as well as important species of bees, hummingbirds and butterflies....

Vanessa Link
Jan 8, 20233 min read


What Does Cage Free Really Mean?
When it comes to the food industry, it's advantageous to be skeptical. There's a lot of marketing involved and a lot of greedy...

Vanessa Link
Jan 4, 20232 min read


Common Reproductive Diseases in Hens
Laying hens commonly develop reproductive disorders. After all, we domesticated them to overwork their reproductive systems and produce...

Vanessa Link
Jan 4, 20238 min read


10 Perfect Chicken Breeds for Beginners.
Thinking of getting chickens and not sure where to start? There are so many breeds it can be overwhelming at first. I'm here to help!...

Vanessa Link
Nov 11, 20227 min read
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