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Fun Comparisons and Contrasts between Humans & Chickens

Written by Donna McGlasson on Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!. How are chickens and people alike? I was reading through my new ebook, Chicken Health for Dummies, and it occurred to me that...

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Choosing Your Chicken Breeds

Written by Donna McGlasson on Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!. How do you choose your breeds? Are you looking for layers? Do you want beautiful egg colors or how about pretty chickens with...

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A Pearl of a Molt

Written by Donna McGlasson on Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!. I know a lot of people blog about their chickens molting and I’m no different except my crazy girls happen to be doing it now....

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Disaster Preparedness for You & You Animals

Written by Donna McGlasson on Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!. Photo courtesy of NOAA, web site courtesy of ready.gov At one time or another we all face some type of natural disaster.  Are...

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Are They Feeling the Heat? Cool Their Feet!

Written by Donna McGlasson on Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!. We get blazing hot summers here in Central California.  Even in the mountains we go over 100F.  I’m not the first to talk about...

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The Ins and Outs of Molting

Written by Donna McGlasson on Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!. It’s that time of year when your chicken coop and/or runs are FULL of feathers! Egg production slows and you could fill a whole...

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What To Do When You Have to Re-home Your Rooster?

Written by Donna McGlasson on Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!. What can you do when you have re-home your rooster? There are many of us that get our adorable baby chicks in spring.  We...

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Pumpkin For My Chickens

Written by Donna McGlasson on Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!. I gave all the girls and Nectarine, my male duck, a pumpkin today.  It’s fall and they are plenty abundant in the grocery...

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Everything I Need to Know, I Learned From My Chickens

Written by Donna McGlasson on Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!. I’ve always used clichés being a gal raised by folks from the country but I never really realized how much I use clichés until...

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Daffodil’s Chicken Care Calendar

Written by Donna McGlasson on Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!.       Daffodil Welcome to Daffodil’s Chicken Care Calendar!  This is the first edition and Daffodil will help you determine...

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Silkie Size Nest Box

Written by Donna McGlasson on Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!. Anyone who has silkie’s has probably figured out that they don’t like to roost much and climbing up to get in a nest box is...

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Hug A Chicken Day! Wednesday, November 5, 2014 Photo Contest

Written by Donna McGlasson on Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!.   Are you hugging your chickens?  Well a lot of us hug them more than once a year but this is a wonderful “chicken awareness”...

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The Chicken Swing

Written by Donna McGlasson on Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!. If you haven’t seen The Chicken Swing from Fowl Play products check out these photos and video!  This is such a great way to...

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Getting Ready for Spring Chicks

Written by Donna McGlasson on Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!. Spring is coming and already incubators everywhere are cranking up and getting ready for spring chicks! Here are a few tips...

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“A Kid’s Guide To Keeping Chickens” by Melissa Caughey & A Giveaway

Written by Donna McGlasson on Gardens & Chickens & Worms, Oh My!. Join me for “A Kid’s Guide to Keeping Chickens” blog tour and you could win a free copy!  That’s right, just leave a comment...

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