SPICED PUMPKIN Coconut Custard

Bantam Breeds

Bantams are breeds of chickens that are smaller than standard-sized

Natural Advice

Some folks think that natural chicken-keeping means letting the birds

Rotational Pasture

I had to learn the hard way that allowing our

ONE COOL Coop

Growing up with horses and dogs and all kinds of

General Store

Bring the chickens inside with rooster, hen and chic(k) décor

Watch ’em Grow!

The amount of changes a baby chicken goes through in

Shutterclucks

Email us an image of your chicken(s) to chickens@chickensmagazine.com with

Raise a Guard Goose

Geese can make excellent guardians for a flock of smaller

Homegrown Protein

An increasing number of small-flock keepers are choosing to raise

LAST Squawk

“In three words, I can sum up everything I’ve learned

GOING deep

Cleanliness in the coop is less work with the deep-litter method

TO FOIL A PREDATOR

Predators come with the chicken-keeping territory. Here’s 10 ways to keep your feathered friends from becoming an easy meal

Doorways Six Ways

It’s an open-and-shut case when securing the henhouse with suitable doors

Sunshine MARAUDERS

North America’s No. 1 daytime aerial predator, the red-tailed hawk, loves an easy meal

RODENT CONTROL

Follow these seven strategies to keep mice and rats out of the coop

Best of chuck PHOTO CONTEST

Winning Prize: Angela Hunt will receive a year’s supply (12

Odd Eggs

One of the many surprises that come with keeping chickens is the oddity of abnormal eggs that appear in the nest box from time to time

FOUL-WEATHER FOWL

Chickens are typically hardy birds and can deal with many weather extremes, but you can help them stay comfortable with a little bit of knowledge