Chickens
11/20/2009 3:25:10 PM
Rodeo babysits the chickens and wonders about mother hens.
10/20/2009 9:36:16 AM
Hank reports on preparing and eating a home-raised broiler.
10/13/2009 4:48:22 PM
Hank reports on community processing of broiler chickens.
10/13/2009 2:26:26 PM
Having cleaned game in the past, chicken processing on the farm was a welcomed chore for Caleb.
10/1/2009 5:17:35 PM
Cindy joins the GRIT blogger chicken frenzy in word if not in deed.
10/1/2009 12:33:45 PM
Shannon reflects on the implications of raising chickens for eggs.
8/31/2009 5:20:55 PM
Rodeo raises chickens and rides a pig on the road to discovering she is a guilt-free omnivore.
8/27/2009 11:05:30 AM
The ChickenMan learns how to hypnotize a chicken.
8/11/2009 3:37:30 PM
Returning from Ayrshire Farm, in Virginia, Hank Will reflects on a remarkable experience.
8/11/2009 2:47:52 PM
An easy-to-make chicken brooder for growing chicks has a few other benefits, too.
8/4/2009 5:14:42 PM
Fighting rodents with everything he's got.
7/31/2009 3:59:31 PM
Cevan's chickens move out of the house and into their own home.
7/30/2009 4:50:32 PM
Gardens, chickens and sheep updates from Foxwood Farm.
7/23/2009 11:46:11 AM
Egg recipes Lori uses to use up her brown egg bounty.
7/22/2009 4:07:05 PM
Help your birds survive high temperatures this summer.
7/17/2009 2:54:17 PM
Hank reports on the top 5 best tasting chickens.
7/14/2009 11:52:26 AM
Hank reports on the best tasting heritage chicken on the planet.
7/9/2009 1:49:59 PM
Don't be fooled, many backyard chicken laws are quite restrictive, but your town might not have any.
7/2/2009 4:57:41 PM
Lacy explores chicken treatment and egg labelling practices.
6/30/2009 12:20:41 PM
Life is busy and full of growing things for Lori and co.
6/29/2009 2:05:51 PM
The Chicken Whisperer dispells some rumors that prevent people from raising chickens in their backyard.
6/25/2009 1:19:27 PM
Robyn creates a great home for birds of all kinds and gets her hens to lay more eggs.
6/15/2009 4:43:19 PM
National Chicken Cooking Contest showcases the best chicken recipes the country has to offer.
6/12/2009 3:50:42 PM
Every spring, I enjoy the wild birds in my backyard. This year, however, I've also had the opportunity to observe newly hatched chicks here at work.
6/12/2009 1:51:02 PM
Trials of a chicken foreman raising chickens become more than a job.
6/12/2009 12:55:52 PM
Not quite the 100 acres we would like, but still enough to get us started.
5/14/2009 5:23:56 PM
Interior design incorporates special rural touches on the farm.
5/7/2009 8:59:12 AM
Hank is excited to learn that the National Poultry Museum is opening.
4/30/2009 11:08:47 AM
If you’re thinking about getting started with backyard poultry you’re not alone. Thousands of people across the country are starting their very own backyard flock and you can too!
4/24/2009 5:16:54 PM
Brent and LeAnna spend a week in the country visiting family and hanging out with baby animals.
4/23/2009 1:02:27 PM
Becky and Andy learn more about the quirky aspects of chicken behavior.
4/14/2009 12:55:26 PM
Another 600 chickens have found their way into Atlanta backyards.
4/14/2009 8:57:10 AM
Poultry are an all-natural, animated insecticide.
4/7/2009 4:48:20 PM
KC has an I Love Where I Work Moment when baby chicks hatch nearby.
4/7/2009 12:01:54 PM
Russ-Stick Acres instills childlike wonder.
3/27/2009 10:14:01 AM
Hank reports on a big baby chick give away in Atlanta.
3/26/2009 11:20:49 AM
Richard Manning has Hank all fired up about the benefits of grass finished meat.
3/3/2009 4:40:59 PM
The decision of what to do with the goat explained.
2/11/2009 3:51:41 PM
Paul continues his advice on adding chickens to your property.
2/5/2009 5:50:55 PM
Fiona has to decide how to deal with an unruly goat.
1/30/2009 12:56:19 PM
Paul offers the basics of getting started with Chickens.
1/30/2009 8:17:02 AM
Hank discovered an excellent chicken raising resource.
1/28/2009 9:13:16 AM
Hank says you can save lots of money by raising chickens.
1/16/2009 9:43:40 AM
Hank reports on how hops can keep your chickens healthy.
1/12/2009 3:42:53 PM
Becky and Andy's winter reading list includes Rod Dreher, Michael Pollan, and Joel Salatin with some seed and poultry hatchery catalogs thrown in.
1/1/2009 9:43:07 AM
Hank reflects on the longer days and his optimism for 2009.
12/19/2008 5:49:41 PM
The Sells work hard to make an recycled trailer into a home for their flock.
12/17/2008 10:45:46 AM
One of Lori's Delaware hens provides her with chicks for Christmas.
12/16/2008 7:29:47 AM
Hank reports on staining the walls and painting the roofs of the new Mulefoot pig shelter and chicken house.
12/15/2008 3:56:29 PM
Winter offers Deb a time to think and plan for new heirloom breeds and heirloom seeds.
11/24/2008 7:50:28 AM
Hank finishes construction of the chicken house from scraps.
11/21/2008 4:41:09 PM
Living the country life in suburbia.
11/20/2008 4:59:51 PM
Raising chickens has turned out to be quite an adventure!
11/20/2008 4:40:47 PM
Growing free-range egg buisiness has Becky and Andy looking for more customers.
11/19/2008 8:51:30 AM
Hank gets the chicken house project going in spite of the lingering scent of skunk.
11/18/2008 7:43:38 AM
Hank and Kate embark on a chicken-house-building adventure that leaves them smelling ... not like a rose.
11/13/2008 7:53:22 AM
The Will's Welsummer chicken flock starts laying delicious eggs.
10/28/2008 5:28:08 PM
Pumpkins, sheep, cattle, chickens and plenty of produce keep those at Foxwood Farm busy.
10/15/2008 5:47:21 PM
Picking up a flock and putting the finishing touches on the brooder.
9/26/2008 3:51:00 PM
Watch the chicken coop go up.
9/25/2008 5:49:51 PM
Placing the brooder and creating some roosts for our soon-to-be multiple chickens.
8/1/2008 9:29:33 AM
My husband and I decided we were going to start a small flock of chickens. We wanted to be able to raise our own meat and eggs for economic reasons, and because we like knowing exactly what is in the food we eat. We decided we would choose two different breeds to start this flock. AND SO IT BEGAN!
7/30/2008 3:04:55 PM
Choosing a simplified life does not lengthen the day or make the world instantly bend your way. In fact, as we contemplate why the government doesn’t allow a private citizen to install their own solar-energy system and fails to regulate the excessive installation fees… we feel the ugly shadow of discouragement creep over us.
6/2/2008 4:15:41 PM
Documents show American Egg Board interfering with California anti-cruelty initiative.
4/10/2008 4:09:22 PM
Flies may be more than a mere nuisance. They may also spread food poisoning bacteria like Salmonella enteritidis to chickens and their eggs.
3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
More Than Building Plans
1/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Certain beverages and ordering poultry do not mix.
1/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
This rural resident's morning ritual has little to do with time.
11/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
This rural resident's morning ritual has little to do with time.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
With this unique design, anyone can keep a few chickens, even in small backyards.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
A nitty GRIT-y guide to heritage breeds.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Chicken vocabulary.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Raising chicks from scratch – or nearly scratch – isn't all that difficult.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Diane Marie Jacky's love of birds and other animals stimulated her natural talents as an artist at a very young age.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
National contest focuses on local cooks and their fabulous chicken dishes.
11/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
While traveling in England in 1998, Stephen and Nancy Keel were served free-range eggs at several bed and breakfasts and restaurants. Steve was so impressed by the taste of the deep yellow yolk and firm opaque whites that he came back to the states hoping to raise his own hens. He planned to raise free-range chickens, but none of the available coop designs met his needs.
11/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
While many of us prefer to think that our meat grows on trees, anyone who raises animals on a farm eventually has to face the facts: Species eat other species. And that pretty much includes us.
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Espanola, New Mexico – You have to be careful when you walk in to the Country Farm Supply feed store on the main street here. Maybe you only stopped by for a bag of hen scratch – but you could end up going home with a donkey.
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
If arguments over farm subsidies make your eyes glaze over, try thinking this way: The government might be willing to subsidize you doing absolutely nothing on your rural land.
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is embarking upon a new program that seeks to have every single livestock animal in the United States identified, tagged and possibly implanted with a radio chip. The highly controversial National Animal Identification System (NAIS) would require anyone who owns even one livestock animal - such as a pigeon, rabbit, chicken or horse - to register that animal and its location in a federal database.
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Feed Store Franchise
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Life Lessons Learned at the Feed Store
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
When daydreaming about adding livestock to your little piece of heaven in the country, it pays to be careful what you wish for. Someone just might show up at your doorstep with a real-life version of your fantasy when you least expect it. You might go to a poultry swap, on a whim, and end up with a truck full of fowl, or think, like I did, that three little pigs would be easy.