If you’ve been around here for any length of time, you know it’s not a secret. Coop Recuperate is hands down, one of my favorite products for raising backyard chickens! Honestly? I’m not sure if I’d still be raising backyard chickens if it weren’t for this incredible product. Strong Animals just released for a limited time their Coop Recuperate Orange Spice. It smells like Christmas! What Makes Coop Recuperate So Special? Coop Recuperate does so much more than just keep your

Keeping your chickens safe from predators is one of the biggest challenges for any backyard chicken keeper. Recently, I’ve had a couple of close calls—a hawk attempted to swoop down on my girls, and coyotes ran through our yard in broad daylight! Living along a river means raccoons are common too. From raccoons and foxes to hawks and even neighborhood dogs, there are plenty of threats to your flock! Here’s how to predator-proof your chicken coop to keep your feathered friends

It was a coop cleaning weekend around here and let me tell you, that is a chore that feels so good to have done! While chickens are one of my favorite animals on the planet, they are messy. Chickens love to scratch around their bedding and this creates so much dust. Honestly? It’s a little crazy to me how much dust they can create. We use the deep litter method in our coop and so we only clean the girls’ home twice a year. This includes removing all the bedding, nesting bars

I just came in from doing chicken chores, and let me tell you how wonderful my coop smells! Strong Animals Chicken Essentials just came out with a limited-edition holiday scent with their Coop Recuperate™ Orange Spice, and it smells delicious! The normal Coop Recuperate is absolutely wonderful, but this holiday scent is nostalgic and smells like home. Orange, clove, and cinnamon organic essential oils combine to make this product a must-have for the holiday season. If you’re

Photo Credit: HGTV Chickens are beautiful, friendly (most of them anyway), and wonderful birds. But they are also very messy! I feel like Pinterest chicken coops give you a false idea of how clean (or lack thereof) raising backyard chickens can be. With that said, it's actually very important to keep a clean coop! What's the Best Way to Clean Your Chicken Coop? With a clean coop, you'll avoid unnecessary things like bugs, mold, illness, etc. I deep clean our coop 2-3 times a

For many years I have used pine shavings in my brooders and coop while raising backyard chickens. There are a few different bedding...

It’s January, and like many of us, my girls (the chickens) and I are really feeling the effects of this long winter month! While the rime ice has been breathtaking—turning our trees into a sparkling winter wonderland—life inside the coop isn’t quite as magical. Chickens can be messy and dusty, but today I want to share how we use lighting and heating in our coop to keep our flock happy and laying during the cold months. Why Light Matters for Egg Production Chickens do their b

Have you ever seen chickens rolling around in the dirt? That’s known as a dust bath, and it helps chickens keep their feathers clean and...

Fall is absolutely my favorite time of year. Not only is it cozy and beautiful, but it’s also when we celebrate my wedding anniversary,...