Backyard Poultry Magazine

Poultry rules that have been years in the making are shifting expectations.📋
For backyard producers, this is the first time federal policy has meaningfully aligned with the practices they’ve upheld for years.
Read more about policy changes below 👇🏼

2026 USDA Poultry Rule Changes - Backyard Poultry Read up on all USDA regulations and labeling changes, including products of the USA, sourcing, free-range or pasture-raised, and more, to identify better quality products that small producers already abide by.

Are you interested in learning more about how to legally keep chickens in your residential area? The good news is that many towns and communities have changed the laws concerning how to legally keep chickens. 🐓

How to Legally Keep Chickens in Residential Areas - Backyard Poultry Are you interested in learning more about how to legally keep chickens in your residential area? Where does a wannabe chicken keeper begin?

👁️ 👁️ Do chickens have full color vision? How well can chickens see in the dark? 🌙🐔
They can actually see more colors and faster movements than humans! This helps fuel the lightning reactions and instincts they need to catch insects and avoid predators.

Do Chickens Have Full Color Vision? - Backyard Poultry Do chickens have full color vision? Can chickens see in the dark? The study of their extraordinary eyesight reveals answers to these mysteries and more.

Spring brings warmer weather and often the advent of broody hens wanting to hatch a clutch of eggs. 🥚
🌿 Offer some herbs for chickens to help them start laying again after their winter break, and to assist a broody hen once she starts sitting. Whether fresh or dried, herbs for chickens offer many benefits.

Herbs for Chickens - Backyard Poultry Fresh or dried, herbs for chickens have many benefits. Find out which herbs help your chickens relax, lay better, or repel insects.

All it takes to turn chicken p**p fertilizer, a fabulous resource, into ‘black gold’ is a little attention to the handling of chicken p**p and a little patience. 🪏
Get started with your own chicken manure fertilizer for the garden. 🌿

Chicken P**p Fertilizer for the Garden - Backyard Poultry All it takes to turn chicken p**p fertilizer, a fabulous resource, into ‘black gold’ is a little attention to the handling of chicken p**p and a little patience.