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Farmhouse 1820

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Why We Don’t Heat Our Chicken Coop In The Winter

We’re going on four years of having backyard chickens, and we’re still really enjoying them. They’ve become our pets, really, each one with a little personality of their own, and like any pet, they’re always happy to see you.

Living in the Northeast, winters can be brutal and being prepared is paramount. Good chicken feed, along with keeping a flock block in their coop for them to peck at as they need is always a good idea.  Having said that, we don’t add a heat lamp or extra heat source to our chicken coop.

There’s a little extra upkeep when taking care of chickens in the winter. However, here is why we don’t heat our chicken coop in the winter.

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Coop Sweet Coop

There comes a time in life where we need an upgrade. Moving out of a starter home and into one with more bedrooms, more square footage. Add some kids in there. Such is the case for our flock of chickens. We went from 10 to 26 overnight, and the little starter chicken coop that we […]

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How Funky Is Your Chicken

It’s hard to believe that we’ve had our small flock of chickens for almost a year. We’ve only had two casualties – remember that the chick “Taylor Swift” died due to complications, and we also lost our beloved rooster, Richard, because of a lung/virus thing, about a month ago. Though many roosters are mean to […]

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What The Cluck

I know, I know. I’ve been bouncing on and off my beloved blog all summer, not really keeping with my tried and true weekly posts. My outlet of writing has been pushed aside to accommodate a part-time job that has required full time hours the past couple months. Totally crimped my style. But stay with […]