Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
In this final piece of Liz's 3-part series on Backyard Chickens, she ponders the question "Why Bother?, gives final advice and also shares some quick recipes for when your ladies get laying- A LOT!
In her 2nd article in her {Backyard Chicken} Series, Liz shares tips, things to consider & advice on building or buying your backyard non-mobile chicken coop.
In a 3-part series, Liz describes her journey w/ owning backyard laying hens w/ various indepth tips, tricks & tutorials. In this 1st piece, Liz shares her first steps to owning hens: zoning laws, basic coop info, and where to buy your flock.
In this 2nd post in Jillian's series on hatching her own chicks she discusses all the ins & outs of the actual hatching process from monitoring, to survival rate percentages and whether or not to help a chick out of their shell.
Jillian shares a basic overview of incubating & candling for hatching chicks! In this post she covers: storing & preparing for incubator, renting & setting up your incubator, keeping records, how to make a candling device & how to candle your eggs!
Whether it's a desire to eat locally or a concern about where and how food is raised, a growing number of people are adding a little cluck to their backyard....
