Chickens Archives - Our DIY Homestead

Treats for the Chickens

By - DiyGarden
Posted on February 26, 2025February 25, 2025

If you are an avid reader of the blog you probably know how much we love our chickens. There is something so soothing in listening to them cluck and call in the backyard. I often joke with Ron that we should set up lawn chairs in the back and charge people for the opportunity to

Making Winter Watering Chores Easier

By - DiyGarden
Posted on February 19, 2025February 18, 2025

Being in north Texas we don’t have to worry about cold temps to often but when we do Ron has found a way of making winter watering chores easier. Making sure animals have access to water is so important. They do not care if the temps are low and it’s cold outside. They need and

Doing Chores In The Snow

By - DiyGarden
Posted on January 15, 2025January 13, 2025

It’s not often that we are doing chores in the snow but this last week in North Texas found us doing just that. Since we have been here for a few years we did have almost everything we needed so the animals weren’t affected that much… besides the chickens pouting in their coop because they

Chicks, Chicks, Market Chicks

By - DiyGarden
Posted on October 10, 2024October 9, 2024

There really isn’t anything cuter then baby chicks in my opinion. About 5 weeks ago we got 30 cute little fluffy, yellow, chirping chicks delivered to our house. Now, fall isn’t the normal time for most people to get chicks because of the cold season approaching. However, we are not most people! We live in

Market Chick Brooder Installation

By - DiyGarden
Posted on September 26, 2024September 24, 2024

We had market chicks coming which was a good thing since I’ve been out of chicken for a couple of months. But… there was another problem, where were we going to put them? In case you don’t know there are companies that sell chicks and send them out all over the United States through the

Doing Mid-Summer Morning Chores

By - DiyGarden
Posted on August 22, 2024August 20, 2024

I thought you all might like to go along with Ron and do the morning chores on this hot summer day. We have chores down to pretty good system. Ron still works a full-time job so systems are needed here on the homestead. Right now our animals are easy to care for and we are

Easy to Make DIY Chicken/Poultry Feeder

By - DiyGarden
Posted on February 22, 2024

Going to show you how some PVC pipes can come together easily and make a weather-proof chicken feeder.

The First OG Egg Mobile

By - DiyGarden
Posted on January 11, 2024January 11, 2024

We have a group of hens that lay beautiful colored eggs, from green, blue, and different colors of brown. Lately, our girls are laying more eggs then what we can eat. I’ve done a lot to store eggs such as water glassing them, I make hard boiled eggs, make egg sandwiches, the list goes on

Learning About the Chicken Chores

By - DiyGarden
Posted on December 29, 2023December 29, 2023

Learning about the chicken chores, it’s funny how 14 cute little chickens can take up so much time and attention. That is exactly what our hens are doing with Ron and I. They are close to the house, maybe to close but I can enjoy them from the living room window so I’m ok with

Adding Aloe Vera to the Chicken Yard

By - DiyGarden
Posted on December 21, 2023December 21, 2023

I have a project that we are working toward setting up in the Spring. Setting up a food forest for our chickens. Planting grains and seeds in their yard. We also have some of our orchard in the yard, it will offer shade to the other plants plus the chickens. I want other greens such

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