Raising Backyard Chickens

When applying sustainable living efforts it seems like we are always getting prepared for adding a new type of support in our lives. Lately, as you may have read in our Food to Lawn Journal our focus is being as sustainable as possible by growing our own food and this year we finally took the plunge and joined the crowd of people who are raising backyard chickens. At this point in time, most people know that raising chickens in a backyard can be affordable and that it can be loads of fun too…especially with kids. We just finished our chicken coop and we have moved our 3+ week old chicks into the hen house area where they are still protected from the elements and have a heat source.

Cost was a huge factor for us when we decided to raise chicks. We were able to build our coop with mostly reclaimed materials and some things we already had on hand. We’re excited about raising chickens in the backyard and can hardly wait to get our first eggs. Our plan is to share our experience of raising chickens in our backyard so we’ve added a new category so you can keep up with us and share any information you have as well so stay tuned! For now, here are some photos of our chicks on the first day we got them (left) and our chicken coop made with nearly 100 % reclaimed materials and you can now see the chicks in their new home and they are growing feathers.