Can herbs keep chickens healthy? Does herb use increase the immune response in the flock? The answer to both questions appears to be, yes!
To ensure your poultry flock is healthy learn which 10 immune boosting herbs and supplements ensure healthy chickens and other poultry.
Gardening with chickens provides ample benefits to both you and them! This post highlights 8 practical ways to use chickens in the garden.
Gardening for chickens, growing plants for feed. Have you considered planting a garden just for your chickens? It's a great sources of free feed and can really reduce your chicken feed bill!
Keep a healthy flock by learning how to beat coccidiosis. Coccidiosis in chickens is deadly, though a preventative plan and a treatment will save your birds.
Natural Chicken Care and Chicken Keeping, Care for chickens in a natural, organic and holistic way. Methods based on chicken behavior and biology.
Integrate your flock into a healthy growing system that is self-supporting.
Natural Chicken Care and Chicken Keeping, Care for chickens in a natural, organic and holistic way. Methods based on chicken behavior and biology.
Raised beds are fantastic in modern gardens, so don’t think they are just for allotments! Here we take you through why we love raised beds, how to design them and how to choose the best styles for your garden and budget.
This DIY compost bin is sturdy, easy to open, has good airflow, and latches closed to keep out critters! Get the free plans here, plus see the full tutorial to build your own!
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How to keep your chickens cool in summer and prevent heat stroke. Keep your chickens cools this summer with these genius tips and tricks.
Are you terrified of snakes? Are you looking for plants that repel snakes? This is a list of the top 9 plants that are said to repel those...
Feed your chickens for free with these tasty, nutrient-dense "weeds" that you'll find growing all over your garden.
Come learn about the 7 best easy annual companion flowers to grow from seed, their unique beneficial uses, growing tips, and our favorite varieties of each!
Are you wondering how to keep rodents out of the garden? Here are a few ways that we keep mice, moles, and voles out of our gardens.
Read about the 43 healthy herbs for hens in this guide by herbalist and chicken expert Lisa Steele on the health benefits of culinary herbs.
Humans have been using herbs for culinary & health benefits for as long as history has been recorded, check out my top six herbs for your flock
Bunnies may be cute, but they can also be garden saboteurs. Here's how to stop rabbits from munching on your flowers, shrubs, and vegetables.
Help save the bees! Here is a list of a few dozen plants that attract bees to consider planting, to allow for pollination.
Defensive plants can be used to create an effective natural barrier to keep out intruders and unwanted animals. Here are the best options.
Today's post shows you how to very simply start a mealworm colony. Mine will be used to feed my rambunctious little hedgehog. You kno...
These shade garden ideas, plant suggestions, and photos will inspire you to add bold, beautiful colors, even in the shadiest reaches of your yard.
Want backyard chickens but not sure where to start? Here's all the information a beginner needs to raise a happy flock.
Lessons from caring for a flock in an Italian hilltop village. Seven facts which can help you raise healthy chickens naturally, too.
Chamomile has been cherished for centuries due to its wide range of therapeutic uses. Interestingly, chamomile also holds benefits for our fine-feathered friends, chickens. Not only does it offer a natural and wholesome source of nourishment, but...
Silver Trails and garden devestation - slugs and snails in the garden, now what? Slugs and snails are a lot like us in that they find the produce we are growing in our gardens delicious! The problem of course is that we are probably not growing that produce for them, we are growing it for ourselves, our family, our friends and our neighbors...so how do we get rid of them without impacting our plants? There are several different ways to keep slugs and snails off of your plants and out of your garden. The following methods are wonderful, natural alternatives to any number of harsh chemical applications available on the market. Add a layer of texture to your garden. Slugs and snails are not big fans of bumpy roads. It is hard for them to navigate through rougher textures. By adding a layer of gravel, mulch or sharp sand (play sand is too fine) to your garden, it will deter the movement of slugs and snails throughout your garden and send them packing. Use natural nutrients to ward off slugs and snails. Many of us likely already compost our eggshells and coffee grounds, but before you add all of them to your compost pile, consider saving some for direct application in your garden. Just like adding gravel, mulch or rough sand helps to ward off slugs and snails, eggshells and coffee grounds create an unwelcome texture for these pests. The added benefit of the nutrients these two options add to your soil is just a win/win! Apply ground eggshells and or coffee grounds (sure, it is perfectly fine to combine them!) in a thin layer between rows and/or around the base of your plants to protect them. Garlic is another natural alternative for thwarting slugs and snails. Just like vinegar and water or lemon juice and water are excellent options for pest control in our gardens, mixing garlic and water in a spray bottle acts as a strong repellent for slugs and snails. When applying this method, use caution and spray a small test area prior to full application to ensure no damage is done to your plants when sprayed. Delicate leaves may burn easily if the mixture is too astringent. Kellogg Garden Organics All Natural Garden Soil Learn More Product Locator by Locally **Product not available in AZ, CA, HI, NV, UT. For a comparable product in these states click here. Herbs to the rescue. As gardeners, we already know the many benefits of growing herbs for our own health, as companion plants and as natural pest deterrents. The same holds true when it comes to keeping slugs and snails out of our gardens. Excellent options for planting herbs that will keep these pests away are: Mint Lavender Sage Rosemary Creeping Thyme Parsely Planting these herbs as barriers to their companion plants around the border of your garden or raised beds, will help create a natural “fence” to help keep slugs and snails out. Can I set natural traps for my slugs and snails? Snails and slugs love citrus and find it an irresistible treat. If you aren’t squeamish about hand collecting your intruders, save your citrus peels and lay them out upside down in your garden late in the day. You will likely wake to find your slug and snail populations feasting on them. Some people simply hand collect them, peels and all and move the pests out away from the garden where they are unable to work their way back due to distance or they become natural prey for birds. I know marigolds are excellent natural pest deterrents, is this true for slugs and snails? While slugs are indifferent, snails are actually attracted to marigolds. If you plan to use marigolds as a natural barrier for your garden and snails are your main pest issue, you will want to plant your marigolds elsewhere. As a general rule, slugs and snails are easy to prevent because they are quite visible. If you first notice slugs and snails in your garden, know that they have friends that are not far behind and it is never too early to implement any number of the natural remedies listed here. Find all your Kellogg Garden products at a store near you today! Share The Garden Love
As a chicken owner, it's important to understand when and how to provide grit to your birds. This guide will teach you everything you need to know about grit for chickens.
Learning to care for chickens can be difficult and we often make mistakes. Unfortunately some of those mistakes can be deadly. Here are the 9 worst mistakes a chicken keeper can make.
I raise the d'Uccle breed of bantam chickens. We currently only have Mille Fleur colored d'Uccles. THese little birds are full of personality and once you meet them, you just have to start raising them yourself!
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Reuse eggshells - don't throw them away! If you've been tossing your eggshells, I'm about to convince you to keep them. No eggshells in my trash cans!
How to use the dry incubation method to increase your hatch rate. Using the dry incubation method minimizes the moisture inside the incubator and can raise hatch rate when high humidity is an issue.
If you're raising chickens and growing garden, you can save money by using the manure as fertilizer. Learn how to compost chicken manure in 4 steps.
Learn how to keep cats out of flower beds and the best strategies for keeping cats out of your garden and houseplants. Deter cats and avoid attracting them.
