It’s the middle of winter here in Minnesota and temperatures frequently drop below freezing. Many people question my choice to live here,...

One of the most exciting times we’ve had in our backyard chicken experience is the day we received our very first egg. If you've gone...

If you’ve never experienced a January in Minnesota, you should, at least once in your life! I was born and raised here, and still, there...

I remember the first time I watched our chickens go through their fall molt. I was so worried—I thought for sure my chickens were dying! They looked like a total mess. But after doing some research, I quickly learned that molting is a completely normal part of raising chickens. In fact, chickens go through two smaller molts as chicks before they experience their first big molt at around 12-18 months old. When the lazy days of summer turn into cooler, shorter fall days, you ma

When I started this adventure with backyard chickens, I said I wanted NO MORE than six chickens! I had chickens before, and both times, I...