Balancing Corporate & Homesteading Lifestyles
Behind the Wire with the New Flock on the Block
🕵️‍♂️ Cluck Kent: The Quarantine Chronicles Something’s clucking in the holding pen, and Cluck Kent is on the case. This week, whispers echoed through the coop—word had spread that three new pullets were moving in. “Refugees from a farm upstate,” muttered Goldie, who hasn’t…
Why the Little Chick Inn University?
As the backyard chicken movement continues to grow, more and more people are bringing chicks home—some for the first time ever. It’s exciting to see so many new chick tenders joining the community, but with that excitement comes a big responsibility: giving these little…
Egg Weight During Incubation
🥚 What Is Egg Weight Loss During Incubation? As an egg incubates, it naturally loses water through its porous shell. This water loss is essential — it allows the air cell to grow, which the chick needs for breathing just before hatching. The egg’s…
Cluck Kent Investigates: The Case of the Invisible Invaders
It was a quiet morning at the coop. The sun was rising, the feeder was full, and the hens were already gossiping over scratch grains. Everything seemed fine… until Cluck Kent noticed something suspicious: a muddy bootprint by the gate. “I knew something was…
The Impact of Learning When a Rooster Is Alone vs. With Other Roosters
How Social Setting Shapes Behavior, Intelligence, and Confidence Roosters, like people, learn not just from experience, but also from their environment — and especially from the company they keep. Whether raised alone or in the presence of other roosters, the way a rooster learns,…
Getting Your Chickens Ready For Spring
Essential seasonal care tips to refresh, reset, and revitalize your flock as the weather warms up Spring is one of the most exciting times on the homestead — and your chickens feel it too! As days get longer and temperatures rise, your flock will…
What to Plant in a Small Space
🌿 What to Plant in a Small Space: High-Yield Crops for Homesteaders Even with just a few raised beds, containers, or tucked-away corners, you can grow a surprising amount of food — if you choose your crops wisely. The key is picking plants that…
Why Can’t I Get Hugs From Everyone?
Hello there, humans. It’s me, Cluck Kent, your friendly neighborhood roost reporter, perched on my favorite bale of straw. I’m watching visitors come and go from afar (with my super-vision, of course) and asking myself the burning question: “Why can’t I get hugs from…
Cluck Kent’s Coop Chronicles: The Mystery Guest!
By Cluck Kent, Flock Safety Reporter Listen up, flock watchers. We had a situation this week. A new chick showed up—but instead of joining us right away, she got put in a separate pen. Naturally, I had questions. Who was she? Why was she…
Talking Before Hatching: How Chicks Communicate Inside the Egg
It might surprise you to learn that baby chicks start communicating before they even hatch! Around day 19 of incubation, chicks begin making soft peeping sounds from inside the egg—but why? And how do they do it? Let’s take a closer look at this…
