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  • Buffalo Gnats Killer Black Flies & Backyard Chickens

    Protecting Chickens from Killer Black Flies: Buffalo Gnats

  • The Ultimate Chick Brooder Setup

    Ultimate Chick Brooder Setup VIDEO

  • VIRULENT NEWCASTLE DISEASE: THE POULTRY GRIM REAPER

    Virulent Newcastle Disease: The Poultry Grim Reaper

  • Arizona green tea imposter

    Arizona Green Tea With Ginseng and Honey Imposter

  • 8 Cake Decorating Tips & Tricks

  • Crayon Pretzel Tutorial

  • Crayon Wreath Tutorial

  • Jewelry Socks Tutorial

  • Polka Dot Easter Eggs | The Chicken Chick

    Polka Dot Easter Eggs Tutorial

  • No Bake Chocolate Dipped Oreo Pops

  • Super Secret Chili Recipe | The Chicken Chick®

    Super Secret Chili Recipe

  • Key Lime Pie With Lemon Cookie Crust

    Key Lime Pie with Lemon Cookie Crust

  • Bee stings in backyard chicknes

    Bee Stings in Backyard Chickens

  • Automatic Coop door opener | The Chicken Chick®

    Automatic Chicken Door Opener: Gail Damerow Reviews the ChickenGuard

  • My Beekeeping Anniversary & National Pollinator Week

  • Campbell’s Soup Chicken Coop, Mmm, mmm, Good!

  • Feather Duster Chick Strangulation Hazard

    How Feather Dusters are Dangerous to Chicks

  • Grafting chicks to a broody hen

    Chicken Surrogacy: Grafting Chicks to Broody Hens

  • Homemade Hand Sanitizer & Wipes

  • Foul Weather Dust Bath for Backyard Chickens

  • The Shocking Effect of an Oatmeal Breakfast on Chickens

  • Monkey Bread Cupcakes Recipe

  • Caring for Broody Hens in Extreme Cold

    Caring for Broody Hens in Extreme Cold

  • DIY Sugar Scrub with FREE Printable!

  • Shepherd's Pie Recipe | The Chicken Chick®

    Shepherd’s Pie Recipe

  • Nesting Material Matters for Backyard Chickens

  • The Effects of Mint on Chickens, Flies and Rodents in the Chicken Yard

  • Chickens Don’t Have Teeth and More Fun Digestion Facts!

  • Handling and Storage of Fresh Eggs from Backyard Chickens

    Handling and Storage of Fresh Eggs from Backyard Chickens

  • The Effect of the Solar Eclipse on Chickens

  • Tips for the Care of Crested Chicken Breeds

  • The Right Way to Hold & Handle a Chicken

  • Holy Cow, I’m a Beekeeper!

  • Chicken Picking Causes and Solutions

  • Gail Damerow How Chickens & Honey bees are the same, only different

    How Chickens & Honey Bees Are the Same Only Different by Gail Damerow

  • DIY Chicken Playpen Tractor

  • Legalizing Backyard Chickens from a Former Chicken Outlaw and Attorney

  • straw is not for chickens

    Reasons Straw Does Not Belong in Chicken Coops

  • DIY Poultry Nipple Drinker Stand

    DIY Poultry Nipple Drinker Stand

  • Best Cream Puffs Recipe Ever | The Chicken Chick®

    Best Cream Puffs Recipe Ever!

  • How to Humanely Euthanize a Chicken by Dr. Mike Petrik, The Chicken Vet

  • The Cut & Dry Truth about Diatomaceous Earth DE & Chickens

  • Tipsy Orange Walnut Cranberry Relish Recipe

  • Homemade Marshmallows

  • Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake

    Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake Recipe

  • Whether to Heat the Chicken Coop or Not?

    Whether to Heat the Chicken Coop in Cold Weather

  • Gardening with Chickens Books Worth Reading

  • Antibiotics Use Rules Change: What the USDA Veterinary Feed Directive Means for Backyard Chickens

  • Biosecurity for Backyard Chickens

  • Electric poultry netting

    Portable Electric Poultry Netting

  • How Altering Feed can Hurt Your Chickens

  • weed warfare

    Weed Warfare

  • Making Eggs While She Sleeps: The Importance of Diet in Eggshell Formation

  • When & How to Trim a Chicken’s Nails & Rooster’s Spurs

  • Flock Focus Friday 4/22/16: Spring Happenings

  • How Much Heat Do Chicks REALLY Need? Think Like a Mother Hen!

  • Buying Chickens to Start a Laying Flock

  • Tips for Choosing Healthy Chicks

  • Flock Focus Friday, 2/5/16

  • Pendulous Crop in Backyard Chickens

  • Kitchen Cleaning Hack DIY Disinfecting Wipes! | The Chicken Chick®

    Kitchen Cleaning Hack: DIY Disinfecting Wipes!

  • Hugely Exciting News! The Chicken Health Handbook, 2nd Edition!

  • Flock Focus Friday 1/1/16

  • Chicken Checkup: DIY Physical Exam

  • Gingerbread Chicken Coop Instructions with Video Tour!

  • Square Boxwood Wreath

  • Autumn Spiced Pineapple Glazed Ham

  • Alfalfa Soufflé Garland Chicken Treats

  • 10 Beautiful, Inexpensive Ways to Deck the Halls this Holiday Season

  • Elf on the Shelf Naughty or Nice Report Cards to Santa with FREE PRINTABLES!

  • Control and Treatment of Worms in

    Control & Treatment of Worms in Chickens

  • Beef & Barley Stew Recipe

  • DIY Mini Indian Corn Hydrangea Wreath

  • Better Connecticut Television Appearance with My Peeps!

    Better Connecticut Television Appearance with My Peeps!

  • Flock Focus Friday, 10/30/15

  • Flock Focus Friday 10/23/15 VICTORY!

  • The Chicken Chick, Life Out Here Brand Ambassador for Tractor Supply Company

  • Illustrated Glossary of Essential Chicken Terms

  • Bug Bites: Protein Bars for Molting Chickens

  • Flock Focus Friday, 8/7/15

  • Fowl Pox Prevention & Treatment

  • DIY Farm Animal Cupcakes

  • About Aggressive Roosters

  • Flock Focus Friday, 6/26/15

  • Arguing to Zoning Commission to Legalize Chickens Again, 6/19/15

  • Reality TV: Behind the Scenes with Coop Dreams

  • Chicken Health & Poultry Management Contacts by State

  • Hardware Disease in Backyard Chickens

  • Fight to Legalize Backyard Chickens

    Fighting to Legalize Chickens: Proposed Regulation Commentary, 5/18/15

  • Flock Focus Friday, 5/8/15

  • Eggshell Candles

  • Flock Focus Friday, 4/24/15

  • How to Care for an Injured Chicken

  • Flock Focus Friday 4/10/15

  • Chick in Egg Crochet Pattern from Woman’s Day March 27, 1978

  • Chick Picking Causes, Prevention & Solutions

  • DIY Easter Peeps Cupcakes

  • Flock Focus Friday, 3/27/15

  • Freezing eggs when the hens are firing on all cylinders ensures a steady supply of eggs in the lean months. If you have chickens in your backyard, there is never an excuse for getting caught buying eggs from the grocery store. So, let’s take a look at how to freeze and use fresh eggs!

    How to Freeze Fresh Eggs

  • Pizza Rustica, aka: Pizza Gain: a Traditional Italian Easter Dish

  • Flock Focus Friday, 3/20/15

  • Causes of Lash Eggs & Salpingitis by Annika McKillop DVM, MSpVM, DACPV

  • Backyard Chickens & Avian Influenza: What to Do About Bird Flu

  • Flock Focus Friday, 3/6/15

  • Natural Chicken Keeping: Herbal Mentors

  • Flock Focus Friday 2/20/15

  • Chicken Coop Design Essentials, Details & Luxuries

  • 20+ Winter Boredom Busters

    20+ Winter Boredom Busters for Backyard Chickens!

  • How to Help a Sick Chicken

  • Flock Focus Friday, 1/30/15

  • Unicorn Poop Cookies

  • Chicken Sweaters: Just Say No

  • Fascinating Facts about Eggs with an Egg-Laying VIDEO!

  • The Complete Chick Care Guide

  • Flock Focus Friday, 1/9/15

  • Flock Focus Friday 1/2/15

  • Flock Focus Friday, 12/19/14 Christmas Special

  • Repurposed Chicken Feed Bag Christmas Stockings

  • Alfalfa Cake Protein Treat for Molting Chickens & Boredom Buster

  • DIY Ornament Wreath

  • Baklava - The Chicken Chick®

    Baklava Recipe

  • Flock Focus Friday 12/5/14

  • Salpingitis & lash eggs in backyard chickens- The Chicken Chick®

    Salpingitis & Lash Eggs in Backyard Chickens: The Pus Coagulegg

  • Children’s Chicken Library

  • Flock Focus Friday, 11/28/14

  • Flock Focus Friday, 11/21/14 Lawsuit Update

  • DIY Turkey Cupcakes & Pilgrim Hats Treats

  • Flock Focus Friday, 11/14/14

  • Flock Focus Friday, 11/7/14

  • Making Rachel's Autograph

    Making Rachel’s Autograph

  • Flock Focus Friday, 10/31/14

  • 5 Conditions Not Worthy of a Death Sentence: The No-Cull Zone

  • Flock Focus Friday, 10/24/14

  • Flock Focus Friday, 10/17/14

  • 10 Winter Chicken Care Mistakes to Avoid

    10 Winter Chicken Care Mistakes to Avoid

  • Flock Focus Friday, 10/10/14

  • Flock Focus Friday, 10/3/14

  • Flock Focus Friday, 9/26/14

  • Wizard of Oz Ruby Slippers Tutorial

  • Flock Focus Friday. 9/19/14

  • Landscape Gardening with Chickens

  • Flock Focus Friday 9/12/14

  • Flock Focus Friday, 9/5/14

  • Flock Focus Friday, 8/29/14

  • Front Page News refusing to bend to unreasonable government demands

    Backyard Chickens, Front Page News. Flock Focus Friday 8/22/14

  • Flock Focus Friday, 8/15/14

  • Wing Clipping: Whether & How to Clip a Chicken’s Wing Feathers

  • Flock Focus Friday, 8/8/14

  • The Chicken Chick's Sweet Coop® zeolite

    Naturally Sweeter Coops & Healthier Chickens with Sweet Coop® Zeolite

  • Flock Focus Friday, 8/1/14

  • Cucumber Tetherball: Chicken Boredom Buster

  • Flock Focus Friday, 7/25/14

  • Flock Focus Friday, 7/18/14

  • Flock Focus Friday, 7/11/14

  • Flock Focus Friday, 7/4/14

  • Flystrike in Backyard Chickens, Causes, Prevention & Treatment

  • Flock Focus Friday, 6/27/14

  • Chicken Mating: How Does That Work?

  • Flock Focus Friday, 6/20/14

  • Flock Focus Friday 6/13/14

  • Chicken Anatomy: The Crop, Impacted Crop & Sour Crop

  • Flock Focus Friday, 6/6/14

  • How to Sex Chickens: Male or Female, Hen or Rooster?

  • Flock Focus Friday, 5/29/14

  • Flock Focus Friday, 5/23/14

  • Flock Focus Friday, 5/16/14

  • Flock Focus Friday, 5/9/14

  • The Chicken Chick in Poultryville, Part Deux: Reporting from P.Allen Smith’s Poultry Workshop

  • Flock Focus Friday, 5/2/14

  • Flock Focus Friday with The Chicken Chick 4/25/14

  • The Chicken Chick in Poultryville: My Invitation to Report from P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home!

  • Flock Focus Friday, featuring an invitation to P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Retreat

  • Raising Chickens Naturally- The Inside Story from Its Pioneer, Susan Burek

  • Flock Focus Friday, 4/4/14

  • Frizzle Feathered Chickens, Divas of the Chicken World

  • Flock Focus Friday 3/28/14

  • Say WHAT? A Video Guide to Understanding Chicken Chat

  • DIY Chicken Feeder for Brooder, Infirmary or Maternity Ward

  • Flock Focus Friday, 3/21/14

  • Maximizing Space Available when Adding Chickens to the Flock

  • Flock Focus Friday, 3/14/14

  • When Baby Chicks Need a Pedicure: Manure Balls.

  • Flock Focus Friday, 3/7/14

  • Pasty Butt in Chicks: Causes,Treatment & Prevention

  • Flock Focus Friday, 2/28/14

  • How to Build a Better Brooder for Raising Baby Chicks

  • How and When to Give a Chicken a Bath

  • Flock Focus Friday, 2/21/14

  • Flock Focus Friday, 2/14/14

  • Winter Ice Lanterns

  • Cupcakes To Go

    Cupcakes To-go! Cupcakes in a jar.

  • Flock Focus Friday, 2/7/14

  • Sprouting Grains for Chickens: Fodder for Thought

  • DIY Candy Cake

  • Flock Focus Friday, 1/31/14

  • Virtual Poultry Show! A Day at the Northeastern Poultry Congress

  • Flock Focus Friday, 1/24/14

  • 5 Common Problems in Baby Chicks with Solutions

  • Flock Focus Friday, 1/17/14

  • Flock Focus Friday, 1/10/14

  • FROZEN EGGS: The Nest Box Cozy & Winter Food Safety Tips

  • Aged Beef Rib Roast, our annual Roast Beast Recipe

  • Flock Focus Friday, 1/3/14

  • Tips for Selecting Chicken Breeds-The Breed I Need!

  • Flock Focus Friday, 12/27/13

  • Frostbite in Backyard Chickens: Causes, Treatment & Prevention

  • Merry Christmas from Me & My Peeps to You and Yours!

  • Flock Focus Friday, 12/20/13

  • Rustic Winter Window

  • French Onion Soup

  • “Mom, How Can Santa Be Real?” The Truth About Santa

  • Flock Focus Friday, 12/13/13

  • DIY Holiday Shutter

  • Flock Focus Friday, 12/6/13

  • DIY Vintage Christmas Trees

  • Chickens & Obesity, The Silent Killer: How to Avoid Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome & Heat Stroke

  • Flock Focus Friday, 11/29/13

  • Healthier Pumpkin Bread Recipe

    A Healthier Pumpkin Bread

  • Flock Focus Friday, 11/22/13

  • Surviving Winter with Chickens

  • Flock Focus Friday, 11/15/13

  • Flock Focus Friday, 11/8/13

  • Flock Focus Friday, 11/1/13

  • The Deep Litter Method of Waste Management in Chicken Coops

  • Flock Focus Friday, 10/25/13

  • Autumn’s Vases: Gourds & Pumpkins

  • Flock Focus Friday, 10/18/13

  • Answers from The Chicken Vet on Bacterial Infections and Introduction to Dr. Mike Petrik, The Chicken Vet

  • Where Did The Chicken Vet Come From and How did I Get Here?

  • Flock Focus Friday, 10/11/13

  • Flock Focus Friday, 10/4/13

  • Things I Wish I Had Known Before Getting Chickens

  • Flock Focus Friday, 9/27/13

  • Argument to zoning commission to legalize chickens

    Argument to Zoning to Legalize Chickens 9-20-13

  • Flock Focus Friday, 9/13/13

  • Flock Focus Friday, 9/6/13

  • DIY Ribbon Organizer Tote

  • Flock Focus Friday, 8/30/13

  • molt muffins - The Chicken Chick

    Molt Muffins for Chickens During Molting Season

  • Flock Focus Friday, 8/23/13

  • Nest Box Solution: CHICK TV

  • Sesame Noodles Recipe

    Sesame Noodles

  • Flock Focus Friday, 8/16/13

  • Caring for Broody Hens: Facilitating Egg-hatching

  • Flock Focus Friday, 8/9/13

  • For Strong Eggshells, Size Matters | The Chicken Chick®

    For Strong Eggshells, Size Matters

  • Flock Focus Friday, 8/2/13

  • 5 Ways to Prepare for Chicken Illness, Injury & End of Life Decisions

  • Flock Focus Friday, 7/26/13

  • Veterinary Care for Backyard Chickens, a Dialogue that Must Begin

  • Frozen Scrambled EggPops for Chickens

  • Flock Focus Friday, 7/19/13

  • Flock Focus Friday, 7/12/13

  • Grandpa’s Feeders: Protect Your Chickens & Wallet!

  • Flock Focus Friday, 7/5/13

  • 11+ Tips for Predator-proofing Chickens

  • Flock Focus Friday, 6/28/13

  • Grandpa’s Feeders, Save Money on Feed & Protect Chickens from Disease

  • Flock Focus Friday, 6/21/13

  • Flock Focus Friday,First Weekly!

  • 15 Tips to Reduce FLIES Around the Chicken Coop

  • 10+ Tips for Healthy Chickens

  • 5 Healthy Treats for Chickens AND 3 Food Myths, Busted!

  • 15+ Tips to Control Rodents Around Chicken Coops

  • DIY Chicken Coop Flower Box | The Chicken Chick®

    DIY Chicken Coop Flower Box

  • Tater Totes: Feed Bag Potato Patch

  • 8 Tips for CLEAN EGGS from Backyard Chickens

  • Chickens, Predators & The Myth of Supervised Free Range

  • Chicken Anatomy: Nictitating Membrane, The Eyes Have it

  • Egg Float Test- Indicates Approximate Age, NOT Egg Safety

  • Spruce the Coop Herbal Fusion for Chicken Coop Nest Boxes

  • When to Move Chicks from Brooder to Chicken Coop

  • Fortune Cookie Style Easter Eggs

  • Once Upon a Flock Book Introduction

  • Scaly Leg Mites in Chickens, Identification & Treatment

  • Chicken Feather Loss & Cannibalism: Causes & Solutions

  • When Will a Hen Begin Laying Eggs? Watch for The Submissive Squat

  • Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks by Gail Damerow, Book Review

  • Probiotics, A Natural Choice for Healthy Chickens

  • Flower Hair Clip Cards

  • cupcake bouquet

    Cupcake Bouquet Tutorial

  • Facts and Myths about Fertilized Eggs

  • Brinsea EcoGlow 20!

  • Repairing a Chicken’s Broken Beak

  • Chicken Dust Bath: The Ultimate Spa Treatment

  • Max & (St)Eve’s Story: A Tale of Two Roosters

  • Decrease in Egg Production: Causes & Solutions

  • Quarantine of Backyard Chickens: When and How

  • Christmas 2012

  • Lemon Cake via The Chicken Chick

    Lemon Cake, Idiot-proofed

  • Elf on the Shelf Donuts

  • Lavender Wreath

  • Sherry Pecan Meltaway Cookies

    Sherry Pecan Meltaways

  • A Window on Christmas

  • Keeping Brooder Water Clean- The Riser for Baby Chicks

  • Square Wreath

  • Snowflake Cupcakes

  • Coccidiosis: What Backyard Chicken Keepers Should Know

  • Organic Lemoncello Enzyme Cleaner for Coops and Homes

  • The 12 Gifts of Chickens

  • DIY Blown Egg Nativity Scene: The Reason for the Season

  • 6+ Ways to Make Your Chicken Coop Merry and Bright!

  • Coop Security: Hardware Cloth vs Chicken Wire

  • Feeding Chi