5 Ways To Level Up Your Backyard Chicken Skills

One of things your new flock of backyard chickens needs most from you is your willingness to adopt a learning attitude. No matter how much you learn, research, and prepare for your first flock you will inevitably encounter a situation which will have you scrambling for resources and answers. While there is no way to prepare for every foreseeable scenario or challenge you may encounter keeping backyard chickens, there are many ways to level up your skills and knowledge to become the best backyard chicken keeper possible. These are 5 tips that helped me grow and continue to grow my understanding of backyard chickens.

1. Acquire chicken care guide books. Farm box stores have book sections which contain helpful beginner care guide books and magazines. Your local agricultural office, the library, your local bookstore, and online resources also offer ways to acquire backyard chicken beginner care guides. When online resources may contradict one another or be unavailable, these beginner care guide books provide reliable information specifically for those who are new to backyard chickens. These guide books include useful information like tips for selecting your perfect breed of chicken, coop and run plans, how to administer chicken first aid, and other great information.
2. Join a backyard chicken message board or online news letter. Backyard chickens offer a lifetime of learning and growth. Many great online backyard chicken communities offer ways to ask questions and read articles posted by experienced backyard chicken enthusiasts. This is another great source of information to keep learning about all things backyard chicken related.
3. Participate in a local backyard chicken or poultry club. With the increased interest in all of the benefits and joys of backyard chicken keeping many communities have or will soon be establishing backyard chicken clubs and meet ups. Participating in these regional meetings gives you a chance to interact with and network with other local backyard chicken keepers.
4. Build your virtual online resources playlists about backyard chickens both videos and podcasts. On whatever streaming media you have access to, build up playlists about information regarding backyard chickens. Don’t limit yourself to one kind of resource or kind of channel and instead learn from as many creators, podcasters, farmers, and authors as you can. The more diverse your resources are, the more quality information you will have access to.
5. View hatchery resources. National hatcheries often have book sections in their lobbies if they have a retail area and they also have free online resources. Often on the official hatchery website they will even include free downloadable guides and checklists. In addition to educating yourself about what chicken breed is the best fit your homestead goals and your family, take advantage of the amazing free resources offered by hatcheries that cater to backyard chicken keepers.

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