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Black Feather Farm Blog

Welcome to the Black Feather Farm’s blog page! Black Feather Farm is co-owners of The Pioneer Chicks. Anna and Alexa started The Pioneer Chicks as a way to share their experience with raising poultry as well as provide healthy, wholesome recipes. Over the years, The Pioneer Chicks has grown way beyond just those topics and is now focusing on building a modern pioneer community!

Black Feather Farm is thrilled to share with you these valuable poultry resources from The Pioneer Chicks! Each article under these 6 categories is designed to help homesteaders learn how to best care for their flock.

Browse through these informative articles and be sure to check back often so you don’t miss any new content!

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Basic Care

Under this section you will find information on the basics of raising chickens, such as dealing with roosters, integrating new flock members, winter chicken care, and much more!

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The Coop

Start your flock off right with a fun and functional coop! Learn all about building and designing a coop you and your chickens will love as well as tips for keeping the coop clean and tidy!

chicken first aid supplies
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Health & Diet

Probably one of the more complicated aspects of raising chickens, these articles on chicken health and poultry dietary needs will help you feed your flock right. Healthy chickens who are fed a proper diet with be productive and happy!

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Raising Chicks

This section contains the information you need for raising chicks! Everything from incubating, to expenses, to brooder set up, to chick health, to everything else in-between! Raise happy, healthy chicks every single time!

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Showing & Breeds

Whether you are picking out chicken breeds to start your first flock or want to learn how to show poultry, the articles in section cover all that and more!

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Holistic Tips

Using holistic methods while raising chickens is an integral part of having poultry on the homestead. Clear the confusion about herbs, feed supplements, and other holistic remedies so that you can raise your chickens naturally with confidence!

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