Backyard Chickens

Are you looking to have backyard chickens and a chicken coop and are wanting tips on how to keep chickens then look no further than Homestead and Chill. Learn the top breeds of backyard chickens, how to care for molting chickens, sexing chicks, how to keep chickens cool in summer, everything you need to know about fresh egg storage, ferment chicken feed, chick care 101, how to wash and store eggs, how to clean a chicken coop, predator proofing a chicken coop and caring for chickens in winter.

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Raising Backyard Chickens

Farm Eggs

How to Store & Wash Fresh Eggs: Best Practices for Backyard Chicken Eggs

What is the best way to store fresh eggs? Do you have to wash backyard chicken eggs? Do fresh eggs need to be refrigerated? How long are eggs good for? This article will answer all of those questions - and more! Learn the best practices for washing and storing farm fresh eggs, and how to tell when eggs are old or "bad". #backyardchickens #fresheggs #urbanhomestead #homestead #chickens #eggs #foodsafety #hobbyfarm #farming

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Keeping Chicken Coop Cool In Summer

Chickens In Summer Heat

Best Treats For Chickens

Shade For Chicken Coop

Homemade Chicken Treats For Chickens

Cooling Chickens In Summer

How To Keep Chickens Cool

Treats For Chickens In Summer

Chicken Water Ideas

10 Ways to Keep Chickens Cool During Hot Summer Weather or Heat Waves

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How To Keep Chickens From Eating Their Eggs

How To Stop Chickens From Eating Eggs

Chickens Eating Their Eggs

How To Increase Egg Production Chicken

How Many Chickens Do I Need For Eggs

Owning Chickens For Beginners

Chicken Homesteading

Chicken Knowledge

Chicken Boredom

Chickens Eating Eggs? 9 Ways to Prevent or Stop It

Once a chicken starts eating eggs, it can be a very bad and difficult habit to break! Egg-eating can happen out of boredom, but could also be a sign of a nutritional deficiency. Come learn 9 ways to prevent or stop chickens from eating their own eggs. #homestead #backyardchickens #chickens #fresheggs #urbanhomestead #urbanfarm

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Organic Chicken Feed Recipe

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Homemade Chicken Feed

Organic Chicken Feed

Food For Chickens

How to Ferment Chicken Feed for Better Hen Health & Eggs

Fermenting chicken feed is an easy and inexpensive way to improve the nutritional value of your chickens food, leading to overall better health - and quality of eggs! It takes very little supplies and time to do. Come learn how!

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10 Tips on Caring for Chickens in Cold Winter Weather

Read along to learn the 10 best practices to keep your flock of chickens warm, healthy and happy in cold winter weather. Let's talk about winterizing the chicken coop and run, special food and water requirements, preventing frostbite, winter egg laying - and more! #chickens #chickencare #homestead #winter #snow #chickenhealth #winterchicken

Chicken Dust Bath Recipe: Best Ingredients to Use

Come learn how to make a chicken dust bath to keep your chickens healthy and parasite-free with our simple chicken dust bath recipe. The post explains the best ingredients to use in a chicken dust bath, what to avoid, container ideas, the best place to locate it in the chicken coop or run, how to protect dust baths from rain, and more. Also learn the risks and benefits of using lime, diatomaceous earth (DE), sand and herbs in a chicken dust bath.

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How To Disinfect A Chicken Coop

Chicken Coop Refresher

How To Clean Chicken Coop

Cleaning Chicken Coop

Deep Cleaning the Chicken Coop

From grimy to glamorous! We inherited a messy, poop-filled coop at our new homestead. Come see how we refreshed and deep-cleaned the chicken coop while addressing concerns for biosecurity, parasites and predators - and made it easier to clean in the future! #chickencoop #homestead #chickens

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Chicken Male Or Female

Hen Or Rooster Chicks

Hen Vs Rooster Chicks

Gardening With Chickens

Hen or Rooster Chicks? How to Tell the Difference Between Male and Female Chicks (with Photos)

Wondering if your baby chicks are male or female? Come learn 5 ways to tell the difference between young a hen vs rooster, including wing feather differences, week-by-week changes in comb or waddles, size, behavior, and other ways to help sex a chicken. Plenty of photos and handy chart included! The article also discusses what to do with unwanted roosters.

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Homemade Treats For Chickens

Best Plants For Chickens

Chicken Treats For Summer

Chicken Snacks For Chickens

Enrichment For Chickens

Chicken Enrichment Ideas

Chicken Boredom Buster

What Can Chickens Eat? Toxic Foods for Chickens, Healthy Safe Chicken Treat Ideas, Boredom Busters

Can chickens eat tomatoes? If you're curious what chickens can eat, or what chickens can't eat, come learn al about it with these healthy treat ideas, toxic plants and toxic foods for chickens, boredom busters for chicken coops, hanging chicken treat baskets or blocks, the best chicken pasture fodder or seed for free ranging, plus tips on treats for young chicks, cooling chicken treats for summer, warm treats for winter, or what to feed chickens while molting.

10 Tips on Caring for Chickens in Cold Winter Weather

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Homestead 101

Guinea Hens

Urban Chicken Farming

Chicken Incubator

Portable Chicken Coop

Chicken Farming

Urban Chickens

Coop Ideas

How to Introduce New Chickens (Chicks) to an Existing Flock - Adding New Chickens to a Flock

Are you getting more chickens? Come learn the best way to carefully and gradually introduce new chickens to an existing flock for the most smooth, safe integration possible. Chickens are mean girls! If not done right, they can cause a lot of stress and harm to newcomers. This post covers how to add new chicks, young pullets, or adult chickens to a flock - with best practices for timing, age, space, separation by fences, temporary coops, feeding a mixed flock, how to deal with bullies, and more.

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Blown Egg Ornaments Diy

Christmas Egg Ornaments

Diy Christmas Tree Ornaments

How to Make Blown Egg Ornaments

Follow this step-by-step tutorial to make blown egg ornaments. This is a fun holiday craft project, and super special way to keep eggs from your favorite chickens to cherish for years to come. Or, use local eggs and add a little farmhouse flair to your holiday decor! #urbanhomestead #blowneggs #eggornament #blowneggornament #farmhouse #handmade #ornament #homesteadand #backyardchickens

Apple Cider Vinegar For Chickens

Vinegar Health Benefits

Apple Cider Vinegar Health Benefits

Apple Cider Vinegar Health

Apple Cider Vinegar Uses

Broiler Chicken

Apple Cider Vinegar Benefits

Vinegar Uses

7 Apple Cider Vinegar Health Benefits for Chickens

Discover 7 apple cider vinegar health benefits for your chickens. Apple cider vinegar (ACV) might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about your backyard chickens but after reading this article it will! Organic, natural, raw ACV is great for boosting your chickens' immunity as well as… (tap pin to keep reading!)

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Baby Chick Care 101: Brooders, Heat, Health & More

Spring is here, aka chick season! Come learn everything you need to know to raise happy, healthy, friendly baby chicks - with tips on brooders, heating, food, treats, growth, health indicators and more. #Chickens #chicks #brooder

Let’s talk about some of the best and most popular chicken breeds that you might want to consider including in your backyard flock! To help you narrow down the chicken choices, here is the low-down on their reputation for demeanor, heat tolerance or cold hardiness, egg color, size, and laying frequency, along with any other notable characteristics. #backyardchickens #chickens #urbanhomestead #homestead Chickens Backyard Breeds, Homestead Animals, Best Egg Laying Chickens, Egg Laying Chickens, Backyard Chicken Coop Plans, Types Of Chickens, Backyard Chicken Farming

Chickens Backyard Breeds

Homestead Animals

Best Egg Laying Chickens

Egg Laying Chickens

Backyard Chicken Coop Plans

Types Of Chickens

Backyard Chicken Farming

Top 18 Chicken Breeds for You Backyard Flock

Let’s talk about some of the best and most popular chicken breeds that you might want to consider including in your backyard flock! To help you narrow down the chicken choices, here is the low-down on their reputation for demeanor, heat tolerance or cold hardiness, egg color, size, and laying frequency, along with any other notable characteristics. #backyardchickens #chickens #urbanhomestead #homestead