Posts by Betsy Russon

All chickens take dust baths, and for good reason. Dust baths are an essential and hygenic part of a chicken’s daily, or weekly (if possible) ritual. They do this to kill mites and lice, do lessen...

With little maintenance, you can grow an indoor herb garden that will keep your kitchen supplied with fresh ingredients year round. There are several varieties of herbs that thrive in an indoor...

What is Indoor Gardening? With the ongoing rise in home and land prices, more families are choosing smaller home sites, condos, or higher density/lower ground space, or even retirement style...

I read a Bloomberg article recently about the use of drones in China’s Guangxi region to fight the ravaging fall armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda). According to the article, the drones were loaded...

Can You Freeze Chicken Eggs? Yes! Freezing extra chicken eggs is a fantastic way to preserve those extra eggs your backyard flock gives you, when you have too many to give away, sell, or use for...

In a nutshell, you can keep both quail and chickens in the same backyard, but you probably ought to keep them separated. On our own homestead, we allow our chickens to free range the entire property,...