The recently launched Country Skills book series by GRIT magazine is loaded with easy, healthy and do-it-yourself tips and tricks to make your life better. Whether it is making the perfect loaf of homemade bread or finally getting those backyard chickens, we have the solutions. You won’t be disappointed.
Community Chickens
You Tube Channel
YOUR BACKYARD CHICKENS
Chicken Enthusiasts Share KNOWLEDGE • Learn a thing or two from these experts, and become a better chicken caretaker.
THE EGGS-TRAORDINARY STANTONS • A pair of brothers on a family farm runs a large-scale niche business focused on local eggs and laying hens.
BEST CHICKEN BREEDS FOR BACKYARD FLOCKS • Our latest survey results can help you choose the best chickens for eggs, meat, temperament and more.
The Price of Farm-fresh Eggs and Meat
Exploring BACKYARD CHICKEN BEHAVIOR • The pecking order is a natural and healthy form of communication that helps the flock establish and maintain dominance.
CHOOSING CHOOKS • Select a chicken breed well-suited to your climate and avoid losing animals to extreme temperatures.
USE UP THOSE EGGS • Try a few of these delicious recipes.
A Comment and a Recipe from Ashten
New Work for Old Chickens • Using the flock to turn over soil is only one idea from the book, Plowing With Pigs and Other Creative, Low-Budget Homesteading Solutions.
Portable DIY CHICKEN TRACTORS for Any Budget • Tested over time, here are three portable laying-hen coops that might suit your homeplace.
Feed the Flock • Whether free-range, forage or a combination of the two, learn more about what makes an effective diet for your chickens.
Making Your Own Feed
A HISTORY OF GEESE as Guard Animals • Owning a flock of geese is also a great way to control weeds.
Summer Success for the Flock • Keeping chickens during hot and sticky days can be tricky, but follow these guidelines, and your birds will make it just fine when temperatures soar.
A Day at the Hatchery • An inside look at the daily happenings at your favorite hatchery.
Home on the (Free-) Range • “Where the hens and the rooster are happy all day …”
Hybrid to Heritage • Choosing chicken breeds for quality meat production.
4 Seasons of CHICKEN RECIPES • A wide variety of recipes offers good eating and tasty tidbits for any time, any table, any occasion.
Hatch a Flock • Insider tips on incubating eggs.
DOGHOUSE Chicken Tractor • Making do can often yield a more satisfying result than buying new.
RAISING Guinea Fowl on Your Farm • A great addition to your livestock, this type of poultry can help keep gardens tidy and bug free.
Why DUCKS? • Well-suited to the small homestead, the quack pack offers a versatile set of skills that serve multiple aspects on the family farm.
Backyard Quail Basics • Not incredibly different from raising backyard chickens, quail will have you harvesting eggs and meat in no time—and their calls are cool too!