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Backyard Chickens 101

Here are some tips and advice for anyone wanting to raise backyard chickens. All these posts are written with the beginner chicken keeper in mind!

Chickens Sleeping in Nesting Boxes… Is It OK or Should Chickens Roost To Sleep?

April 18, 2022April 4, 2022 by Melissa Dawn

How Much To Feed Chickens per Day for a Healthy Diet (Daily Amount of Food Chicks, Egg-Laying Hens, Roosters, & Broilers Need To Eat; in Cups, Kg, & Lbs)

April 2, 2022March 25, 2022 by Melissa Dawn

How Many Chickens Do You Need for Eggs? (A Quick Look at How Many Eggs Your Family Members Might Want per Week vs How Many Eggs Hens Lay, & More!)

April 2, 2022March 22, 2022 by Melissa Dawn

How Much Run Space per Chicken? A Good Rule of Thumb for the Minimum Amount of Outside Run Space Your Chickens Need (In Square Feet)

April 2, 2022March 21, 2022 by Melissa Dawn

What to Feed Chickens After Chick Starter (A Look at Grower Feed)

April 2, 2022March 20, 2022 by Melissa Dawn

How To Keep Foxes Away From Chickens (7 Ways to Protect Your Hens & Chicken Coop/Run From Foxes & Other Predators)

April 2, 2022March 18, 2022 by Melissa Dawn

How Often Do Wild Chickens Lay Eggs? Every Day? How Many per Year? (A Look at the Wild Hen, the Red Junglefowl, & Her Egg Production)

March 27, 2022March 14, 2022 by Melissa Dawn

How To Keep Predators From Digging Under a Chicken Coop & Run (Best Way to Prevent Burrowing Animals & Protect Your Chickens)

April 2, 2022February 18, 2022 by Melissa Dawn

Do Chickens Need Oyster Shells and Grit? A Quick Look at What Chickens Require for a Healthy Diet (Incl. Feeding Chicks & Egg-Laying Hens)

April 2, 2022February 14, 2022 by Melissa Dawn

Can Chickens Eat Onions? A Look at if Different Types of Onion Scraps Are Harmful to Your Chickens (Includes Eating Large vs Small Quantities, Raw vs Cooked, If It Will Affect the Flavor of the Eggs, & More!)

April 2, 2022February 14, 2022 by Melissa Dawn

At What Age Do Chickens Stop Laying Eggs? (+ More Reasons Why Hens Stop or Slow Egg Production)

April 2, 2022February 14, 2022 by Melissa Dawn

How To Keep Raccoons Away From Chickens (+ Ways To Protect the Chicken Coop From Predators)

April 2, 2022February 13, 2022 by Melissa Dawn

Do Chickens Attract Rats & Mice? (Plus a Quick Look at How To Lure Rodents Away From the Chicken Coop)

April 2, 2022February 13, 2022 by Melissa Dawn

Blood Spots or Lots of Blood in Chicken Egg (A Look at if It’s Safe To Eat Bloody Egg Whites & Yolks, & Why There’s Blood in the Chicken Egg in the First Place)

April 2, 2022February 9, 2022 by Melissa Dawn

Do Ducks and Chickens Get Along?

March 20, 2022May 2, 2019 by Melissa Dawn

How Much Room Do Chickens Need?

March 20, 2022May 2, 2019 by Melissa Dawn

How to Protect Chickens From Snakes

March 20, 2022May 1, 2019 by Melissa Dawn

How Many Eggs Do Rhode Island Reds Lay? (per Year / Week)

March 20, 2022May 1, 2019 by Melissa Dawn

How To Keep Hawks Away From Chickens

March 20, 2022April 29, 2019 by Melissa Dawn

How To Properly Restrain a Chicken To Examine It

March 20, 2022April 27, 2019 by Melissa Dawn

Do Chickens Lay Eggs in the Winter?

March 20, 2022April 27, 2019 by Melissa Dawn

How Often Do Chickens Lay Eggs?

March 20, 2022April 26, 2019 by Melissa Dawn

How Old Are Chickens When They Start Laying Eggs?

March 20, 2022September 5, 2018 by Melissa Dawn

14 Best Egg-Laying Chickens (Chart)

March 20, 2022September 3, 2018 by Melissa Dawn

About the Girl Who Writes This Backyard Chicken Stuff...

Hi! My name is Melissa Dawn.

I grew up with backyard chickens and I can't imagine living without them.

Keeping chickens is a fun and exciting hobby. Plus, nothing can beat those farm-fresh eggs!

To raise chickens, you don't need a lot of money or land. As long as you have a decent-sized backyard and a little bit of free time and patience, you can enjoy raising chickens and their delicious eggs.

That's why I decided to build this site. It's a place where I can give out free, helpful tips that will help you raise happy and healthy egg-laying chickens.

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