Chickens that lay colored eggs add another layer of fun and excitement to raising backyard chickens. The eggs have the same flavor as white eggs, but finding the colored eggs make it like hunting Easter eggs every time you go to the hen house. Chicken egg colors vary from blue, green and brown can range from dark to light shades …

Black and white chicken breeds are very striking in their appearance. Their solid white or solid black feathers, or combination of black and white, make for a stunning display in your backyard. Interestingly, some chicken breeds with black feathers have white meat while certain breeds with white feathers have black meat. The blackest of the black have black bone and …

Small chicken breeds are ideal for raising in small backyards. With many homeowners or renters only having a mini backyard area, scaling back on the size of the animals that live in the backyard will allow you more livestock in a smaller space. Some small chicken breeds will produce eggs abundantly, some will only lay an occasional egg and some …

Coming up with your own duck house plans and building a duck house on your own is easier and more affordable than you might imagine. As long as you provide your ducks with the shelter, space and comfort that they need, they will be happy in their new home. As these innovative plans show how to build a diy duck …

If you have chickens at some point your thoughts should turn to homemade chicken feed. Chickens are healthiest and happiest when allowed to free-range and forage for worms, bugs and greens. You will have to supplement their foraging however, especially in the winter months. You do not have to resort to a bought feed, however. These ‘junk food’ pellets can …

Building a DIY Chick Brooder is easier and cheaper than you might imagine. So if you are considering increasing your flock, or getting started with keeping chickens, here are ten ways you can build a homemade chicken brooder and do just that: 1- Plastic Box Chick Brooder This chick brooder is made with an opaque plastic storage container of the …

Raising your own organic chickens and eggs is a growing trend, and if you want to be a part of this trend you will need a homemade chicken coop. The main thing chickens require in order to provide us with eggs is a safe environment in which to live. A homemade chicken coop can provide laying hens with the needed …

When you only have a small flock of chickens, a big coop is not needed. Building a DIY A Frame chicken coop will meet the housing needs your fowls have while making it easy for you to gather eggs and tend to your little flock. Check out these 23 A Frame chicken coop plans and when you find one that …

Save time and money by building a pallet chicken coop using one of these ideas to provide your brood with a safe place to live. Stylish and eco-friendly, you can build your own chicken coop with recycled wood pallets in just one weekend and start enjoying fresh, organic eggs within days. Look through these 10 free chicken coop plans and get started …

A homemade incubator will enable you to hatch the number of eggs you want, when you want.Hens are not always broody and sometimes will not sit on the eggs so they can hatch into a brood of little chicks. A simple DIY incubator can help solve this problem and keep your backyard farm going strong with a steady supply of …