Step Aside, Old MacDonald: A Beginner’s Guide on How to Raise Chickens
Do you dream of owning a farm? Do you wish you could grow and raise your own healthy, organic food? Do you want the homesteader life but just can’t make…
Complete Chicken Feed Guide
The simplest way to feed a small flock of chickens is to purchase a complete chicken feed from a feed store. Complete chicken feed provides a nutritionally balanced diet for…
15 Things To know Before You Get Chickens
Raising chickens is not all fluffy baby chicks and fresh eggs. A lot of times it is mending fences, scraping chicken poop off of everything, hauling 50-pound bags of feed,…
11 Reasons To Raise Backyard Chickens
The Courageous Chicken may earn a commission for purchases made after clicking links on this page. Learn More. The trendiness of backyard chicken keeping has been on the rise over the…
How Often Should You Collect Eggs?
Collecting your fresh eggs is one of the greatest joys and excitements of backyard chicken keeping. They’re just so darn tasty, and the kids and I love the anticipation of…
When Will My Chicken Start Laying Eggs?
If you recently started raising chickens you are probably wondering, when does a chicken start laying eggs? The short answer, most chickens will start laying eggs between five and six…
How To Tell If Eggs Are Fertile
How To Tell If Eggs Are Fertile Since eggs are such a well-loved kind of food, it is no wonder people express some concern about the kind of egg they…
Where Do I Buy Chicks?
Where Do I Buy Chicks? Feed Store Chicks vs. Hatchery Chicks So you decided that you are going to dive into the world of backyard chickens, but where on…
9 Reasons To Start Raising Ducks
Over the last few years, there has been a major increase in the amount of backyard chicken keepers. But what about raising ducks? Do ducks make good pets or additions…
7 Must Haves For Raising Baby Chicks
Baby chicks are a great way to start with backyard chickens. Here is some must haves to get started with baby chicks! The Courageous Chicken may earn a commission for…