Yes, chickens eat their own poop. Chickens eat their poop to recover missed nutrients and also to hopefully build immunity to diseases. Learn more here.| The Homesteading Hippy
Corn is safe for chickens, and it's also a great source of energy and its several important vitamins and minerals. But it should be fed sparingly because of its calorie content.| The Homesteading Hippy
Written by: Dr. Jacquie Jacob, University of Kentucky| Small and backyard poultry
Tim is a farm boy with vast experience on homesteads, and with survival and prepping. He lives a self-reliant lifestyle along with his aging mother in a quiet and very conservative little town in Ohio. He teaches folks about security, prepping and self-sufficiency not just through his witty writing, but also in person.| The Homesteading Hippy
A lot has changed since 2009 when Heather Harris published the first article on The Homesteading Hippy. The site has grown to almost 1,000 articles (at the time of writing this), and the team has grown to 5 homesteaders who post regularly (more or less). Speaking of which, here’s a little bit about us, and […]| The Homesteading Hippy
Chickens have a unique digestive system compared to mammals. Learn what you need to know about it here.| The Homesteading Hippy