Seasonal Care
Keep your flock healthy through every season: warmth in winter, cooling in summer, molting support, fall and spring prep, the truth about heat lamps, and managing rain and mud.
Keeping Chickens Warm in Winter
Chickens tolerate cold better than heat. How to keep your flock healthy in winter with dry bedding, ventilation, draft control, and unfrozen water, no heat lamp needed.
Read guide →Keeping Chickens Cool in Summer
Heat is far more dangerous to chickens than cold. Keep your flock cool with shade, cool water, airflow, and electrolytes, and learn to spot and treat heat stress.
Read guide →Winter Coop Care
Winter coop care is about dryness and ventilation, not heat. Prep the coop with deep bedding, open high vents, unfrozen water, wide roosts, and draft control.
Read guide →Do Chickens Need a Heat Lamp?
Adult chickens almost never need a heat lamp, and heat lamps are a leading cause of coop fires. Safer alternatives, when heat is justified, and what chicks need.
Read guide →Molting Season Care
Molting is a natural annual feather change that pauses laying. Support molting chickens with higher-protein feed, low stress, and gentle handling.
Read guide →Fall Flock Care
Fall is prep season: support the molt, ready the coop for winter, reinforce predator defenses, and give the flock a pre-winter health check.
Read guide →Spring Chicken Care
Spring brings renewed laying, warmer weather, and new chicks. Deep-clean the coop, check for mites, handle broody hens, and start chicks safely.
Read guide →Chickens in Rain and Mud
Chickens handle rain fine with a dry refuge, but a muddy run causes real problems. Manage drainage, footing, and a dry coop through wet weather.
Read guide →Backyard Chicken Keepers Planner
10 printable worksheets to track your flock's health, eggs, feed, and coop care.
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