Grandpa's Chicken Feeders Blog

The Best Healthy Treats to Give Your Chickens

By Alla | March 12, 2022

Keeping your chickens to a strict feeding schedule is important, but adding a few healthy treats here and there can be beneficial to your flock.Your chickens will spend most of their days either eating or nesting. There are times, however that they will get bored, and providing the rare treat to your flock can be…

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5 Backyard Chores For Your Chickens

By Alla | February 15, 2022

Chickens are actually hard workers! Here’s what they can do to help you on the farm. When most people think about the work chickens do on a farm, it’s usually their role in laying eggs to feed the farmer’s family – and, perhaps eventually, become a Sunday dinner to enjoy. In truth, chickens can do…

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Are My Hens Eating Their Own Eggs? Yes, They Might Be – And Here’s How to Stop It

By Alla | January 18, 2022

We won’t call it how we see it, but yes, your chickens may choose to eat their own eggs. Here’s why and how to stop it.

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8 Mistakes You Might Be Making With Your Chickens

By Alla | November 10, 2021

Keeping chickens, whether for eggs, meat or as pets is a fun and easy way to add a little happiness and sustenance to your life. There are some common mistakes you might be making, however.

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4 Ways to Keep Your Chickens Entertained

By Alla | October 19, 2021

Keeping chickens takes more than setting up a coop and hoping for eggs. Boredom and loneliness are both real things when it comes to chickens. They love being busy and keeping entertained. If you let your chickens be free-range, you may think that allowing them access to your yard is entertainment enough. However, they will…

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How to Protect Your Backyard Chicken Coop from Raccoons

By Alla | September 3, 2021

Backyard chicken coops have become a popular way to raise an interesting pet while providing your family with delicious eggs – but what happens when those pesky raccoons come to play? Here’s how to protect your coop.  Raising chickens in a backyard coop is easy and fun – and let’s not forget delicious. Although raccoons…

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5 Things Every Beginner Backyard Chicken Raiser Should Know

By Alla | August 17, 2021

Raising backyard chickens is easier than you may think – but there are still some things you should know.  Raising chickens is more than providing you and your family a reliable, delicious food source. It’s also an exciting way to bring entertainment to your day – these little guys can be quite social.  It may…

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Want to Raise Chickens? Chicken Breeds for Beginners

By Alla | July 1, 2021

If you’re just getting into keeping chickens, there’s going to be quite a bit to learn. Thankfully, you’ll learn a lot as you go and it will all be worth it when you’re enjoying your fresh-picked eggs for breakfast and dare we say; you might even just grow to love them!  One of the first…

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How to Deal With Chicken Bullies

By Alla | June 11, 2021

Chickens are highly intelligent creatures. Having a backyard or farm chicken coop not only provides you with eggs and nourishment for you and your family, but it can also be an entertaining experience. However, when a bully joins the flock, it can lead to a stressful time for you and your hens. Is my chicken…

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large chicken feeder being used by a few chickens

5 Essential Tools For Chicken Raising Beginners

By Alla | April 23, 2021

Raising chickens can be rewarding for anyone, thanks to their easy upkeep. Once you’ve taken care of your chickens’ three basic needs (food, water, and shelter), your days are pretty much set to watch those little cluckers frolic in their coop. There are some essential tools, however, that you should keep in mind to keep…

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