We all know how great a cool mist feels on a hot day, and guess what? Your chickens will think this feels pretty great, too! Fortunately, it’s very simple to construct a misting fan to keep your birds cool and happy inside their chicken coop. You’ll only need a few simple supplies to set this [...] . . . → Read More: 5 Easy Steps to Build a Misting Fan
By Andrew Penn, on July 25th, 2011  5 commentsBy Andrew Penn, on April 22nd, 2011 2 comments Many homesteaders report that raising chickens has changed their lives for the better. Not sure a few egg-laying birds could change your life? Consider these reasons to raise chickens. 1. The best eggs! Fresh eggs are probably the most common reason homesteaders decide to raise chickens. Not only are fresh eggs satisfying and more delicious than store-bought [...] . . . → Read More: 4 Great Reasons to Raise Chickens By Andrew Penn, on December 21st, 2010 2 commentsPress play to begin streaming the audio or right click the text link and choose save as or save link. Download the MP3 [ 37 Minutes - 8.6 MB ] A while back, during the massive 500 million egg recall, I came across an article comparing two different egg farms in Iowa. One was one of the [...] . . . → Read More: Interview with Foxhollow Farm’s Tai Johnson-Spratt By Andrew Penn, on September 15th, 2010 3 commentsWow! It’s one thing to know about the difference between a small-time organic egg operation and a mega-mass produced one. But when you read a single article that so clearly compares the two, it becomes jarring. This article describes an egg farm in Elkhart, Iowa, which is about 70 miles away from Wright County Egg, the mega [...] . . . → Read More: Organic Egg Operation vs. Large-Scale One: A Blinding Contrast! By Andrew Penn, on September 3rd, 2010 7 commentsFrom the first time I discovered that people in the suburbs were raising their own chickens, I suspected right away that the reason behind doing that had much more to it than just getting fresh eggs. Deep inside, I think that many of us — I know it’s true of myself — feel the more technologically [...] . . . → Read More: Is Society Inspiring Us to Raise Chickens? By Andrew Penn, on August 29th, 2010 1 commentOne of our most passionate Facebook friends, Linda Dias, recently brought up the issue of chicken fighting. And I commented as follows: “i know that certain things like cockfighting and bullfighting have cultural elements. but at the end of the day, i think there is something really immoral, unethical and just plain old wrong about having [...] . . . → Read More: Cockfights, Michael Vick & The Egg Recall By Andrew Penn, on August 24th, 2010 2 commentsOne of the top reasons I hear people say that got them interested in raising chickens is that they want to know where their food comes from. They don’t have to worry about, say, whether chemicals or hormones were used in the process or whether animals were kept in humane conditions. Like with raising chickens, people [...] . . . → Read More: Raising Chickens Yourself vs. Mass-Produced Eggs: Lessons From the Recall By Andrew Penn, on August 21st, 2010 5 commentsI came across this great video. Besides everything else, it’s really well produced. I mean, I love hand held personal videos, but this one seems a step up in quality, which is kind of nice also. In any case, it’s a family of urban backyard chicken raisers talking about how and why they decided to raise [...] . . . → Read More: Let Me Count The Ways — 9 Reasons This Family Loves Raising Chickens By Andrew Penn, on August 4th, 2010 4 commentsAll across the country, local governments are dealing with legalizing the raising of chickens (ducks, geese, etc.) In St. Joseph, Michigan, 12-year-old Audrey Saggau Drotos requested that the city commission legalize owning and raising chickens. She pleaded her case. “I think the chickens should be allowed,” Audrey said during a brief speech to commissioners. “Because people can [...] . . . → Read More: I Want Chickens, Gosh Darn It By Andrew Penn, on July 31st, 2010 4 commentsCheck this out. Kate Gosselin is the woman who had eight children, twins and sextuplets. That earned her the right to a reality show that follows her and captures her day-to-day life. On a recent episode, she decided to get chickens. “I buy four, five, or more dozen eggs a week,” she said. “That’s it, we’re [...] . . . → Read More: Chicken Coops — They Are a Reality (Show) | |
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