Keeping Chickens in the Winter

In southwestern Pennsylvania, our winters can range anywhere from mild to blizzard conditions, dipping into the 'teens at times. Keeping chickens during the winter months is really not any more difficult than the rest of the year.  You just need to be attentive, observant, committed, and provide what they need--the same as the rest of the year, right?  Except that, the needs are a little different in the winter.

Candy Apple Spice Mix for Cider or Tea

Does the cold weather put you in the mood for hot tea or cider?  Here is a spice mix you can add to your hot drinks to give them a burst of flavor and perhaps even give yourself some added health benefits for the cold and flu season.

❇ Snowmen in a Jar ❆

If you're the type of person who goes around singing "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow" all winter, now you can preserve your snowmen until the spring thaw.  And even if you don't like snow, you can't help but love these snowmen in a jar for winter decorating. In keeping with the "Canning Jar Week" on Farm Chick Chit Chat this week, I offer this decorating idea.  After all, like it or not, winter is just around the corner.