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DIY Winter Dust Bath for Chickens

DIY Winter Dust Bath for Chickens

Dust Baths are a crucial part of any happy chickens life. Keeping chickens healthy, clean and comfortable is always important. If you have a small coop and a small flock, winter can be a tough time. Having a clean and dry coop, that’s draft free…

Baked Coconut Chicken Strips

Baked Coconut Chicken Strips

Homemade chicken strips always used to feel like a big undertaking to me. Then I actually started making them, and realized they can be super easy! These Coconut Chicken Strips are gluten free, low in fat, and baked rather than fried. Perfect for a healthy…

Beer Can Chicken

Beer Can Chicken

Beer Can Chicken is a summer classic. If you’ve never tried making it before then this long weekend is the time to try! The result is seriously some of the juiciest BBQ chicken you’ll ever eat. And the leftovers make for a great summer sandwich…

BBQ Tandoori Style Chicken

BBQ Tandoori Style Chicken

If you’re looking for something new and different to try on the BBQ this year, why not try this Tandoori Style Chicken? Barbequing whole chickens is pretty fun and usually a show stopper for crowds. This recipe is not authentic (since I am not of…

Roasting a Whole Chicken: A Beginners Guide

Roasting a Whole Chicken: A Beginners Guide

The first time my younger sister roasted a whole chicken she called me up with a lot of questions. She had been following a recipe online that talked about how to season the bird, and gave a generic roasting time but there was a lot…

Butchering a Chicken

Butchering a Chicken

It’s easier than it sounds. First of all, this post is about butchering a chicken not slaughtering a chicken. There’s a difference. Though I will likely write a post in the future about dispatching, plucking and gutting a bird, this is not it. Butchering is…