Water is the most important resource needed for chickens. It’s easy to think that watering chickens is as simple as setting out any dish, filling it up with water, and calling it a day. However, most backyard chicken hobbyists understand…
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Watering Backyard Chickens
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Keep Your Hens Hydrated
With Spring Chick Days in full swing, it’s important to prepare for when your chicks outgrow their current waterers! The weather will continue to get warmer and your flock’s need for constant access to clean, fresh water will be more…
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Fall in Love With Spring Chicks
Looking for love this Valentine’s Day? Fall in love with spring chicks! Raising chicks is a perfect hobby that will bring you joy, endless learning, and eventually farm fresh eggs. It’s not always going to be easy raising chicks, but…
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Why Keeping Backyard Chickens Is Important
You may have noticed a rise in the number of people you know adopting the hobby of backyard chickens. Whether it be the desire for nutritious eggs, sustainable living, or to have a hobby to relinquish boredom, adding chickens to…
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New Video: The Little Giant® Electric Heater Base
With winter in full swing, the Little Giant® 110-Watt Electric Heater Base is perfect for unheated coops, barns, or outdoors in a dry and sheltered area. This heater base helps prevent water from freezing in temperatures as low as 10°F.…
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