When most people think of housing chickens, they immediately think of a chicken coop. And that’s with good reason, but the chicken coop is only part of the equation unless you are letting your birds free range. If you want to give your flock maximum protection from predators while still letting them get sunshine and ... Read more 35 DIY Chicken Runs That Won’t Cost an Arm and a Leg can be read in full at New Life On A Homestead- Be sure to check it out ..read more

Chickens are, without question, the most well-known birds on Earth. Everyone, and I mean everyone, knows what a chicken is and what it looks like. No surprise then that chickens also happen to be the most popular poultry species out there, a title they’ve held for a long time. Despite this, there are plenty of ... Read more 21 Chicken Resources to Become a Pro Keeper can be read in full at New Life On A Homestead- Be sure to check it out ..read more

I wouldn’t trade living on a homestead for anything. Being more connected to my property and living to live instead of living to work is rewarding in ways that go beyond mere money or simple pleasure. But there’s no escaping the fact that living on a homestead is often hard, hard work, and there’s a ... Read more The Ultimate Month-by-Month Homestead To-Do List can be read in full at New Life On A Homestead- Be sure to check it out ..read more

When the time comes to expand your flock of chickens, you’ve only got a couple of choices, assuming you don’t want to buy live babies. You can incubate eggs yourself using an incubator and then raise the chicks in a brooder, or you can let Mother Nature take care of it the way she always ... Read more Broody Hens vs. Incubators: Which is Better and Cheaper? can be read in full at New Life On A Homestead- Be sure to check it out ..read more

If there’s one appliance that we all tend to take for granted, it’s got to be the freezer. It’s difficult to overstate just how important freezing is when it comes to food preservation. Compared to any room-temperature method, freezing food offers an excellent shelf life with very little effort, and frozen foods typically maintain a ... Read more 75 Foods You Should Freeze to Save Thousands Per Year can be read in full at New Life On A Homestead- Be sure to check it out ..read more

Part of living on a homestead is learning to get along with nature. Let’s face it, we homesteaders have to see and deal with things that our suburban neighbors likely never will! Much of the time, this includes local wildlife. For some of us, that’s just part of the charm. But you know what’s not ... Read more Mice and Rats in the Chicken Coop? How to Keep Them Out, Out, Out! can be read in full at New Life On A Homestead- Be sure to check it out ..read more

What’s better than farm-fresh eggs? Almost nothing! The difference in flavor, quality, and nutrition compared to grocery store eggs really stands out and makes chickens worth owning. It’s why I got into keeping chickens in the first place, and I know that’s the same sentiment held by lots of would-be keepers. But something that newbies ... Read more How and When to Clean and Store Farm-Fresh Eggs can be read in full at New Life On A Homestead- Be sure to check it out ..read more

Chickens eat a lot of bugs, but did you know they can become victims of bugs themselves? It’s true. Our yardbirds can fall victim to various ticks, fleas, and the ever-dreaded lice. Poultry lice can be a huge issue in particular because a minor and annoying infestation can exponentially multiply into a life-threatening problem seemingly ... Read more 10 Action Steps to Get Rid of Lice in Your Chickens can be read in full at New Life On A Homestead- Be sure to check it out ..read more

For most homesteaders, keeping animals of some kind is just part of the lifestyle. Chickens are overwhelmingly the most popular choice. Cheap, highly productive, available everywhere, and relatively easy to care for, you’ll rarely go wrong with a flock of yardbirds. But despite being one of the easiest livestock species to care for, tending to ... Read more 10 Ways to Put Your Chickens to Work on the Homestead can be read in full at New Life On A Homestead- Be sure to check it out ..read more

If you are like me, you were mesmerized by the notion of farm-fresh eggs every morning, and that’s what set you on the path to getting a flock of your very own chickens. Imagine my surprise, then, when, after coming back from the local tractor supply with a double armload of chickens, the ladies in ... Read more 20 Nesting Box Tips and Tricks That Are Pure Gold! can be read in full at New Life On A Homestead- Be sure to check it out ..read more