Author: Tanner Barnsley
Tanner Barnsley is the pen name on Chicken Rise's backyard chicken guides: what is safe to feed a flock, breeds, coops and chicks. Chicken Rise is written by a small team under pen names; we are not vets, and if a bird is unwell, call an avian vet.
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Eggstra Time🥚How Long Can Chicken Eggs Safely Stay in the Coop?
Not long: collect eggs at least twice a day, refrigerate them soon after, and toss cracked, filthy or hidden-nest eggs. What CDC,…
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🥚Egg Math: Calculating the Ideal Chicken Count for Your Family 🐔
So last weekend I decided to do some spring cleaning in the backyard coop. Big mistake! I accidentally knocked over the nesting…
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🐔 Tomato Tango: Can Chickens Snack on Grape Tomatoes? Unveiling the Truth!
It was one real sweltering summer eve down here in Texas. The sun had just begun settlin’ behind the dusty horizon and…
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🐓Cluck Yeah or Cluck No? Sweet Potato Dilemma for Chickens!
So the other day I was hanging out in the backyard, kicking back and drinking a cold one while keeping an eye…
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Top 15+ Reasons Why Your Chickens Ain’t With Us No More
Now I know what y’all come here for – you wanna know why your feathered friends occasionally leave this here mortal coil.…
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🐔🍽️ Chow Down & Cluck Up: EPIC 50+ Chicken Feed Showdown!
As a proud chicken owner for over 5 years now, I’ve gone through my fair share of feed trials and errors to…
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A Closer Look at Why Chickens Jump On Your Shoulder : Feathered Acrobats
Let me tell y’all about the time I was throwin’ some scraps to the hens in my backyard. I had just cracked…
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Top Factors Behind Chickens & Lice Infestation
So last weekend I was tossin’ some feed to the chickens when I noticed ol’ Henrietta was actin’ kinda funny. She was…
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Are Ants Really on Baby Chicks’ Menu?
When I first got into raising chickens last spring, I had a lot to learn. One morning, while doing my usual check…
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Would Your Peepers Go Crazy for Grits? Find Out If Baby Chicks Can Feast on Corn Mush!
Alright friend, gather ’round while I tell ya a story about the time I found out if these baby birds in my…
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Can Chickens Safely Snack on Venomous Spiders?
Alright buddy, let me tell ya what crazy scene I walked into out in the ole chicken coop the other morning. I…
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Can Chickens Feast on BBQ Chicken Safely?
I remember it like it was yesterday – I had the whole gang over for a barbecue bash in the backyard. I…
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You Won’t Believe If Chickens Can Really Chow Down On Buffalo Wings
Buddy, let me tell ya about the time I found out firsthand if chickens like buffalo chicken as much as we do!…
