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Useful writing on growing food, preserving it, sharing it, and keeping more life local.
4/15/2026
A practical guide to backyard chicken keeping: understanding the real commitments, choosing breeds, building coops, daily care, predator protection, and whether chickens make sense for your situation.
4/14/2026
A practical beginner guide to keeping laying hens at home, including local rules, space needs, coop basics, feeding, health, and the common mistakes that make small flocks harder than they need to be.
4/14/2026
A practical guide to butchering chickens at home - what you need, the basic process, safety rules, and common mistakes to avoid.
4/14/2026
A practical guide to starting a small backyard flock of chickens for eggs, including coop setup, daily care, and realistic expectations for beginners.
4/13/2026
Keeping chickens sounds like a big commitment, but for people who want fresh eggs and a taste of self-reliance, it is one of the more straightforward places to start.
4/13/2026
A practical beginner guide to chicken coops, covering space, ventilation, nesting boxes, roosts, predator protection, and the common mistakes that make a coop hard to live with.
4/13/2026
A practical guide to adjusting chicken feeding through summer heat, winter cold, and molting season, including what changes actually matter and what mistakes waste money.
4/13/2026
Thinking about getting hens for eggs? Here is a practical beginner guide to flock size, coop basics, feed, daily care, and the most common mistakes to avoid.
4/12/2026
A practical beginner guide to keeping laying hens for eggs, including housing, predator protection, feed, daily care, and what to expect from a small flock.
4/11/2026
A practical look at whether a small flock of chickens can really pay its way, with realistic numbers, a more profitable flock structure, and the added benefits that make chickens worth keeping.
4/11/2026
A practical guide to starting with laying hens, including what to feed them, how to set up a basic coop, and realistic expectations for egg production.