If you need to know how to feed chickens in the winter, you need to first understand what chickens eat. Chickens, you might be surprised to hear, are not vegetarians. Besides their voracious appetites for bugs, chickens will also gladly eat mice, lizards, snakes or most any other form of ... READ the POST
The Chicken Chick’s Guide to Backyard Chickens-Book review 2020
The Chicken Chick's Guide to Backyard Chickens I saw the Chicken Chick’s Guide to Backyard Chickens for sale on Amazon with a whopping 832 reviews and a 4.9 star rating!! Wow that is impressive. I decided it was a book that I needed to check out and see what all the fuss was ... READ the POST
How long do chickens live? The Chicken Lifespan
How long do chickens live? One of the most common questions I get from our farm fans is “How long do chickens live?” This is important to know because the lifespan of a chicken tells you how much commitment you are taking on. How long chickens live depends on a lot of factors ranging ... READ the POST
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26 Sounds that Chickens Make and What they Mean
Written by Gail Damerow of Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens Chicken Talk Researchers have shown that there are at least 24 different sounds chickens make and maybe as many as 30. While chickens don't have nearly the vocabulary that us humans have, and their chicken brains don't allow for ... READ the POST
Winter is Coming-8 Tips for preparing your farm for winter
This past storm that blew into the desert may have come and gone, but we can be sure another one is coming with even colder temperatures. It’s easy for us desert rats to forget how harsh the winters here are after the extreme heat and sunshine of the summer. Sure it’s not a Vermont winter, but it ... READ the POST
Why you should raise chickens
Chickens are usually the first livestock the aspiring farmer purchases and if you don’t have any of these fluffy critters running around your yard, you should really consider it. Here at Flip Flop Ranch, we have a few hundred of them, but our start in farming began with only one. Betty was a ... READ the POST
