DIY Chicken Frostbite Balm
Winter is nearly here, and nighttime temperatures in Colorado are beginning to drop dramatically. It won’t be long before we see days...
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LIFE ON THE BYERS RANCH HOMESTEAD
The Unbound Blog
Welcome to our blog! Here, you’ll find recipes for herbal remedies, chicken keeping, gardening tips, DIYs, and all the
tips, tricks, lessons, and skills you’ll need to manage a homestead and become more self-sufficient. Whether you’re new to this
lifestyle or you’ve been doing it for years, we hope you find our content entertaining as well as educational.
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- Oct 19
- 5 min
Prepping the Chicken Coop For Winter
Fall has arrived, and we are finally seeing cooler temps. That means that winter prep is officially underway. I’m about halfway through...
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- Jul 28
- 4 min
8 Ways to Keep Your Flock Cool
The Dog Days of Summer are upon us, and it can be hard to figure out how to cool yourself off, let alone your chickens. Our fluffy little...
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- Jun 26
- 6 min
How to Collect, Clean, and Store Farm Fresh Eggs
Let’s be honest; if you have chickens, it’s all about the eggs! Farm-fresh eggs are fresher, tastier, and more nutrient-rich than...
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- Jun 5
- 5 min
Common Chicken Health Problems
Chickens, like any other household pet, can fall ill at times. Unlike household pets, chickens are considered food animals, which can...
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- Apr 26
- 3 min
Things Never to Feed Your Chickens
Chickens are an excellent solution for reducing kitchen scraps and waste. They love to eat scraps from the kitchen. They can eat almost...
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- Mar 8
- 5 min
How to Raise Baby Chicks
Tending to a flock of baby chicks needn’t be difficult or elaborate. Their needs are pretty basic. They need continuous access to clean...
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- Feb 21
- 4 min
What Breed of Chicken Should I Get?
Choosing the right breed or breeds for your flock is an important part of raising chickens. But, it can be an overwhelming prospect when...
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- Feb 6
- 3 min
Things to Consider Before Getting Chickens
Chickens make lovely productive pets and bring so much joy to their owners, as well as providing food for the table. But, chicken keeping...
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- Jan 25
- 3 min
Why Should You Raise Chickens?
Are you thinking of getting chickens for the first time this year? That’s wonderful. There’s a lot to love about raising chickens. Before...
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- Jan 18
- 3 min
How to Feed Eggshells to Your Chickens
Wait. Why exactly would I feed my chickens eggshells? I’m glad you asked! Chickens need calcium for healthy bones (just like humans,) and...
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- Jan 9
- 5 min
Preventing and Treating Frostbite in Chickens
A lot of the country has been experiencing below-average temperatures this winter. Even places that don’t normally freeze have been...
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- Dec 2, 2022
- 2 min
DIY Chicken Treat Ornaments
Tis’ the season to “peck the halls” and no self-respecting homesteader can consider the halls officially decked until the coop is...
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- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
The Simplest DIY Chicken Water Heater
It's that time of year again when temperatures at night dip well below freezing, and we are fast approaching a time when even the daytime...
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- Jun 16, 2022
- 4 min
Frozen Chicken Treats and Why You Should Make Them
A good percentage of the country is facing scorching temps right now. Even here, high in the mountains at nearly 8,000 feet we’re seeing...
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- Jun 4, 2022
- 4 min
Homestead Update - Our DIY Pallet Chicken Coop
Our sunny and cute DIY pallet chicken coop and run. The build was made almost entirely of salvaged materials and turned out adorable!
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- Apr 13, 2022
- 6 min
Why You Should Be Raising Mealworms for Your Chickens
Have you ever gone to do a DIY or follow a Pinterest pin that looks completely idiot-proof only to spend hours creating an epic fail?...
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- Feb 27, 2022
- 7 min
What to Expect When You're Expecting Chicks
(This article is an excerpt from our e-book, From Egg to Eggs) You’ve done the research, and selected the perfect breeds for your new...
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- Feb 8, 2022
- 6 min
The 6 Best Winter Egg Layers
As we get ready to embark on the first chapter of our homesteading journey, we are bringing the (practically) prerequisite flock of egg...
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