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Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to have flowers and plants beautifying the chicken yard. I know this from experience as I have been Landscaping my chicken yard for years. My credentials? Thank you for asking. I am a fifth generation brown thumb gardener and homicidal horticulturist with a keen eye for the obvious and a fervent desire to outwit my chickens. If I can landscape my chicken yard absent any knowledge of proper landscaping or gardening practices- anyone can! &nb

The question is, can dogs coexist with chickens? The right answer to this question is yes. Dogs can comfortably live side by side with your chickens. Both types of animals are friendly and will interact all day long once they get used to each other.The reason why I like chickens the most is that they can coexist with other animals on the farm. This is because they are naturally curious and easy to get along with. Whether you are keeping cattle or sheep, your feathered friends will extend their f

Stock dogs can be an incredible asset to a livestock producer or they can be cause for frustration. It has been a struggle to learn how to use stock dogs but it has been well worth the effort. The dogs save me thousands of steps and time, making all my work with stock easier and more enjoyable.  Gone are the days of stock bumping into me, stampeding through a gate, and causing me worry when they escape the pasture. My dogs, always at the ready, enable me to manage stock any time of day or night

Mob grazing is basically putting lots of animals on a small area and then moving them from place to place so that they get fed, and the trampled forage and manure and urine they leave behind feeds the soil. It’s easy to imagine with cows, and sheep, and maybe even goats? But chickens? This is Forrest’s chicken mob grazing technique. Check it out as you start planning for your next grazing season. Enjoy! Start by Thinking Small First of all, we need to think smaller scale. An averag