by Jen Kibler | Jun 24, 2019 | Recipes
Make a Chicken Themed Cake Chicken Cake On this episode of Meyer Makes, Jess shows us how to make an adorable chicken cake and decorates it in 60 seconds! This is how she did it! For this chicken cake you will need: 8-inch by 8-inch square cake 8-inch diameter round... 
by Jess N | Jun 3, 2019 | Eggs, Recipes
How To Make Cured Egg Yolks There are so many egg recipes out there for your farm fresh eggs, but sometimes you want to try something a bit different. A great recipe to try, and really amaze your family and friends is cured egg yolks. Many thoughts come to mind with... 
by Jen Kibler | May 27, 2019 | Coops, Runs, and Outdoor Spaces, Homestead, Poultry, Poultry Health & Wellness
Uses for Diatomaceous Earth On The Homestead Diatomaceous Earth (DE) is a fine powder made of the fossil remains of diatoms which are single-celled algae with a cell wall made of silica. That’s the long way of saying, DE is a must have on your homestead! Diatomaceous... 
by Molly M | Apr 15, 2019 | Crafts
Decorating Ideas For Naturally Colorful Eggs You spent countless hours picking out the perfect chicken breeds so that your backyard flock would lay an assortment of colored eggs, reminiscent of Easter every day of the year. Pastel blues, olive green, light brown,... 
by Jess N | Apr 8, 2019 | Crafts
Meyer Makes: A Chicken Saddle On this episode of Meyer Makes, Jess shows us how to sew a chicken saddle. Sometimes a rooster with a “favorite” hen may cause damage to her feathers and back. Putting a saddle (also known as a chicken apron) on your hen can protect them... 
by Amanda Hepworth | Mar 25, 2019 | Homestead, Tales from the Coop
Can I Raise Honeybees Around My Chickens? Have you been contemplating the addition of a honeybee hive to your yard and wondered if it would be safe to do when you own chickens? Once upon a time, I had the same question after I noticed that my garden was suffering from...