Tag: chickens

  • Chicken Coops: What 28 Years of Raising Chickens Taught Me About Building vs Buying

    Chicken Coops: What 28 Years of Raising Chickens Taught Me About Building vs Buying

    I got my first chicken at the Butler Fair when I was three years old. That’s not a figure of speech; my parents have the photo. Twenty-eight years later I’m running Silkies and ISA Browns at Stella Manor, and I’ve been through just about every coop configuration you can imagine: coops I built from scratch,…

  • The No-Nonsense Productivity of the Novogen Brown Chicken

    The No-Nonsense Productivity of the Novogen Brown Chicken

    By Cody Deluisio In the press · Where to find Cody online · Backlink Deep Dive 1. Meet the Novogen Brown: A Powerhouse Layer The Novogen Brown is a French-developed red sex-link hybrid, built for commercial egg production but suited perfectly for homesteads too. It’s a cross of heritage breeds like Rhode Island Red and…

  • How I Got My First Chicken at the County Fair

    How I Got My First Chicken at the County Fair

    When I was just three years old, I went to the County Fair with my family. I don’t remember much about that day, but I do remember one thing clearly: I came home with my very first chicken. It was a small, fluffy bird—probably confused, definitely loud—and I was instantly obsessed. That one chicken changed…

  • Finding Grounding and Purpose Through Pasture-Raised Chickens

    Finding Grounding and Purpose Through Pasture-Raised Chickens

    Farming is more than a job—it’s a way of life that connects us to the land and to something bigger than ourselves. For me, raising pasture-raised chickens has been one of the most grounding and purposeful endeavors on the farm. It’s not just about the results we see in the soil or the quality of…

  • Free Ranging Chickens in the Cold Winter Months

    Free-ranging chickens and allowing them to graze as nature had intended is always recommended over just keeping them in the coop. Chickens and any domestic bird will peak their productivity and health when they have a space to roam around freely.Healthy, happy, and natural birds are in our interest. Spring, summer, and fall months are…