I can still remember that first time my husband looked over at me and said, “we should get some chickens.” I thought he was crazy then, and I still think he’s crazy now. Except, somehow, I’m the one who turned…
Herbs for Your Chickens
Chicken keeping is common in almost every region throughout the world. But herbs for your chickens may not be quite as common yet. Herbs are one of the easiest things you can give to your chickens to create a healthy…
How to Start Herb Seeds For Your Garden
When you want to start an herb garden, it can be intimidating learning how to start herb seeds from start to finish. So many times we start seeds and they simply don’t grow. But with a few simple steps, herb…
3 Common Chick Illnesses and How to Naturally Treat Them
Preventing and treating common chick illnesses can be tricky. But with herbs and natural remedies, it’s absolutely attainable.
How to Make Herbal Lotion Bars
I had never heard of lotion bars when I first started researching for herbal products that help with dry skin. But when I finally did discover them, I was hooked. Not only are lotion bars extremely efficient in healing dry…
Are Pumpkin Seeds a Natural Dewormer for Chickens?
Fall is upon us, and just like with anything that’s in season, we have to weed through the truths and myths when it comes to our health and our chicken’s health. One of the constant things you’ll see floating around…
Homemade Anti-Parasitic Tincture for Livestock
Parasites and worms on your farm and homestead are one of the top leading causes of livestock death. But thankfully we can make a homemade anti-parasitic tincture for our livestock (yes, even chickens!) By offering our livestock herbal supplements and…
Naturally Treating Bumblefoot with Essential Oils and Herbs
Bumblefoot (also known as Pododermatitis). It’s one of those things that most chicken keepers will have to deal with at some point or another during their chicken keeping adventure. Naturally treating bumblefoot with herbs and essential oils is more than…
Growing and Drying Your Own Herbs (with video)
As a new gardener, I often found the task of growing prize winning tomatoes and succulent melons very daunting. Can I say succulent melons here? Get your head out of the gutter! But growing and drying your own herbs, now…
How to Make and Pressure Can Chicken Bone Broth (with video)
Chicken bone broth is one of the first lines of defense when it comes to total health and wellness on the homestead. It’s so incredibly easy to make bone broth, and chicken bone broth is one of my favorites. You…
Herbal Oatmeal for Chickens (with video)
Giving herbs to your chickens isn’t a new concept, and neither is giving oatmeal. But what about offering herbal oatmeal to your chickens? No that, my friends, is something worth writing about! Combining both of these wonderful treats into an…
Preparing for Emergencies on the Homestead
We don’t like to think about emergencies on the homestead, but they can arise at any moment. Last year we had a slight health scare, and it caused me to think about emergencies a lot more seriously than I had…
