Homesteading: Beginning with Chickens
The Do and Don't of laying hens
Personally, we have yet to raise a hen big enough to plow a field!
That said, having chickens running around the barnyard or even in a backyard coop makes one feel glad to be alive. People often think of chickens as dumb or mean, but that is an over simplification of the chicken psyche.
As they scratch in the dirt, peck around in the grass and curiously…