The adage goes, don’t count your chicks before they hatch, but backyard chicken owners have lots of blessings to count each and every day of the year. These feathery friends add so much to their lives, that it seems easy to count the many way they enrich lives daily. Companionship Chickens are friendly and each […]
The days are getting closer to that magical, witching night. And the myths about our boo-tiful backyard birds are getting even scarier. Let’s take a look at this week’s myth and determine if it is indeed fact or fiction! Myth #3: A rooster, or multiple roosters are required to produce eggs. That is for sure fiction! […]
As we get even closer to the scariest day of the year, it’s time to debunk yet another myth about our loving backyard birds. Cock-a-doodle-doo and did you just catch a whiff of something? That’s right! Many people believe that chickens are contributors to both bad odors and noise. Why would they think that? First, let’s talk about […]
Halloween isn’t the only spooky occasion popping up this month! On the Backyard Boost Blog, we’ll be addressing and debunking a handful of frightful myths about raising backyard chickens. There are many benefits to raising these birds, so don’t let a few far-fetched myths scare you away. Myth 1: Chickens attract bugs and vermin. First […]
If you own any type of animals or birds, you’re going to have poop. Fortunately, if you have backyard chickens, their manure isn’t just another wasted material. Chicken manure is one of the most sought-after natural fertilizers, high in nitrogen. But you don’t want to apply it directly to your garden. Cleaning the manure from your chicken coop should […]
Your backyard birds are more than just a feathered, egg-laying machine. Hen-rietta has multiple purposes you probably haven’t even begun to think about beyond providing protein-packed eggs. Let’s examine four more benefits of your backyard chickens Companionship Like every living being, chickens each have a unique personality and offer companionship. Whether you want to become BFFs […]
Those little chicks you picked up from your local farm store this spring won’t stay little and fluffy for long. With proper health, nutrition and care, they should grow and develop into young, healthy, productive birds that will provide you with protein-packed eggs. Nutrition is vital to keeping your chicks growing up healthy and strong. Like every living […]
Baby chicks are cute, but as they grow into hens the real fun begins – they start laying eggs! It’s rewarding to go out to the coop a few times each day to find the latest egg in a nesting box just waiting for you. Fresh-laid eggs are a great nutritional source and taste delicious. Hens will […]
If you’ve got backyard chickens, you’re likely to have them for one or several reasons. You like taking care of animals, you enjoy the companionship of birds in the backyard or you simply prefer the farm-fresh eggs they produce to the purchased ones. Regardless of your reason to have these birds, you likely take the ultimate care […]
It’s hard to ruffle your chickens’ feathers. But when you combine the summer heat, high humidity and lack of air circulation, you might just find your bird suffering from heat stress. Just like other animals or humans, extreme heat stress can cause sickness and even death in your birds, if it is left unattended. Heat stress […]