The Broody Bunch

05/29/2026

💖🐔 Barnyard Barbie Chicken Keeping Tip: Dust Baths 101 🐔💖

Ever wonder why your chickens are flopping around in the dirt looking like they’re having a full-blown spa day? 😂

They’re taking a dust bath! ✨

✨ Why chickens need dust baths

Dust baths help chickens:
🐔 Control mites and lice naturally
🐔 Remove excess oil from their feathers
🐔 Keep feathers fluffy and healthy
🐔 Stay entertained and reduce boredom

A chicken covered in dirt is usually a happy chicken, not a dirty one! 💅

✨ Easy DIY Dust Bath Mix

You can use:
🌿 Plain dry dirt or loose soil
🌿 Play sand
🌿 A small amount of wood ash from untreated wood
🌿 Food-grade diatomaceous earth (optional)

Mix it together in a dry area, old tire, kiddie pool, planter box, or a corner of the run.

✨ Why People Add Diatomaceous Earth

Food-grade diatomaceous earth (DE) is made from the fossilized remains of tiny aquatic organisms called diatoms. The microscopic particles have sharp edges that can damage the outer coating of some insects, causing them to dry out.

Many chicken keepers add a small amount to dust baths to help reduce external pests like mites and lice.

🐜 As a bonus, it can also help discourage ants from hanging around dust bath areas and feed stations when kept dry.

⚠️ Use only food-grade DE and avoid creating large dust clouds, since excessive dust can irritate both chickens’ and humans’ lungs.

🛒 I use food-grade DE and have it linked in my Amazon Chicken Favorites List if you’re looking for one!

✨ Dust Bath Tips

☔ Keep it dry if possible
🌞 Chickens love sunny dust bath spots
🐔 Expect them to dig giant craters in your favorite flower bed instead of using the one you made for them 😂

If your chickens aren’t dust bathing, check that the area isn’t too wet, muddy, or compacted.

Happy hens = dusty hens! 💖🐔

05/14/2026

🐔✨ Barnyard Barbie Chicken Keeping Tip: Broody Hen Care (aka when your hen decides she’s becoming a mother 😭🥚)

A broody hen is a hen that becomes OBSESSED with sitting on eggs… whether there’s babies in them or not 💅🐔

👀 Signs your hen is broody:
• Won’t leave the nesting box
• Puffing up & growling/screaming when you move her 😂
• Pecking you with attitude
• Sitting on eggs ALL day/night
• Pulling feathers from chest to keep eggs warm
• Moving slow or seeming “out of it” from barely eating/drinking

⚠️ Important:
Broody hens often:
• Barely eat or drink
• Lose weight
• Stay in hot nesting boxes for HOURS

And in the summer?? Those nesting boxes can get HOTTT 🥵

👉 Always make sure your broody girl is:
• Drinking water
• Getting small breaks
• Not overheating (have a fan in ours)

Sometimes I literally have to evict mine for a snack and water break 😭🐔

🥚 When should you LET her hatch eggs?
✅ If:
• You actually want chicks
• She’s healthy
• You can safely separate mama + babies later
• Temps/predators are manageable

A good broody hen can be an AMAZING mama 💛

🚫 When should you break broodiness?
Maybe consider breaking it if:
• She’s losing too much weight
• It’s dangerously hot
• No fertile eggs are involved
• She’s been broody foreverrrrr
• She stops taking care of herself

💡 One of the best ways to break broodiness:
A wired dog crate with airflow underneath 👀

Why it works:
• Cool air flows under them
• Helps lower body temp
• Makes nesting less cozy

Usually takes a couple days for them to snap out of their “I’m hatching air” era 😂🐔

💅 Barnyard Barbie translation:
Broody hens are basically tiny hormonal dinosaurs willing to starve for eggs that may not even exist 😭🥚🐓

How many broody hens do y’all currently have?? 👀🐔
We have FIVE!!!! 5️⃣

04/30/2026

🐔🎉 THE BROODY BUNCH IS OFFICIALLY 1 YEAR OLD! 🎉🐔

Started from the bottom now we’re here 😭💛

This photo was the original 6 babies that helped start The Broody Bunch… and fun fact: Cocky is the smallest one in this picture 😂🐓 Look at him now running the place and attacking his own momma every chance he gets!

I can’t believe this little chicken page is already turning ONE YEAR old. What started as sharing our flock has grown into such a fun community full of chicken lovers, laughs, tips, and chaos 💅🐔

I’m also so proud that we became monetized before even hitting one year 🥹 Every like, comment, share, and view truly helps support our chickens (feed ain’t cheap y’all 💸).

So to celebrate… let’s do a giveaway! 🎁🥚

🌈 WIN a carton of our rainbow eggs! 🌈

How to enter:
1️⃣ Like this post
AND
2️⃣ Tag 2 friends in the comments

Bonus love: Click the 3 dots on my page in the top right hand corner & invite your friends to follow The Broody Bunch 💛

Thank y’all for supporting our crazy flock this past year. Whether you’ve been here since day one or just joined, we appreciate every one of y’all 🐔✨

Winner announced in 3 days!

04/29/2026

🚨 MAY WHATNOT SHOW SCHEDULE 🚨
Bookmark your favorites now because the last shows have been SELLING OUT 👀💖 most are 2$ starts!!!

🍼 May 7 • NB–2T Baby Show
👕 May 8 • Men’s Shirts Show
🧸 May 10 • 2T–5T Kids Show
🌿 May 19 • Grandma/Cottage Core
👖 May 22 • Women’s Jeans / Shorts / Skirts
💼 May 23 • Office Baddie / Teacher Fits
🎀 May 24 • Vintage Chic Gown / Lingerie Drop
🍼 May 25 • Baby Night NB–24mo Bundles

⏰ Most shows start at 8 PM Central unless posted otherwise.

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Come hang out, bid on cute finds, and let’s keep the sell-out streak going 💖

04/29/2026

We’ve got 4 broody queens at the moment 😭🐔🥚

This is Mustang after I made her take a quick water break off the nest… still mad, still committed, still adorable 💅😂

Why does she look like a fluffy bowling ball 😭🤎

Wait for the end to hear Cocky do his predator call and watch everybody SCRAM 😭🐓🚨

04/29/2026

Celebrating my 1st year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

04/22/2026

🥚✨ BROODY BUNCH RESTOCK ✨🥚

Fresh egg restock is headed to Nanapuddins Antique Mall Booth #318 today! 💖

Come grab some colorful farm fresh eggs + check out new inventory just added to the booth 👀🛍️ Vintage finds, fun treasures, and goodies you won’t want to miss!

If you’re in Homer, swing by and shop local 💕

📍 Nanapuddin’s Antique Mall
🛍️ Booth #318
🥚 Eggs + Vintage Gems

Tag a friend who needs eggs and a little treasure hunt today 🌷🌷🌷

04/16/2026

🐔🔥 Barnyard Barbie Chicken Keeping Tip: Hot Weather & Your Flock (Louisiana Edition 😅)

If you’re in the South, you already know… it gets HOT 🥵
And your chickens feel it too!!

🌡️ Fun fact:
A chicken’s normal body temp is around 109°F… so they’re already HOT to begin with 😭🐔

👀 What overheated chickens look like:
• Open mouth breathing / panting
• Wings held out away from their body
• Lethargic / not moving much
• Pale combs
• Not eating as much

👉 If you see open mouth breathing + wings spread out, that is heat related and they’re trying to cool themselves down

💡 How to help them beat the heat:
• Fresh, cool water at ALL times (add ice if needed 🧊)
• Shade, shade, SHADE
• Good airflow (fans help a ton!)
• Electrolytes/vitamins in water

📹 Pro tip:
If you have a more closed coop, get a coop camera with a temp gauge so you can keep an eye on how hot it’s actually getting in there 👀

🍉 Best treats for hot weather:
Your chickens will LOVE these 👇

• Watermelon 🍉
• Frozen fruits 🫐🍓
• Cucumber 🥒
• Frozen corn 🌽
• Cold scraps from the fridge

👉 Think: hydrating + cooling foods

🚨 Important:
Heat can kill chickens QUICK — way faster than cold

If they start:
• Collapsing
• Not responding
• Heavy panting that won’t stop

👉 That’s an emergency — get them cooled down ASAP

💅 Barnyard Barbie tip:
Your chickens aren’t being dramatic… they’re just trying not to pass out in this Louisiana heat 😭🐔🔥

04/15/2026

🐾✨ The Broody Bunch now has a Sniffspot!

If your pup needs a safe place to run, sniff, and just be a dog… we got you 💅🐶

What’s Sniffspot?
It’s basically a private dog park you can book — meaning no crowds, no random dogs, and no stress. Just you and your pup enjoying a safe space 🐾

Our property is perfect for:
• Reactive dogs
• Off-leash play
• Puppies learning recall
• Or just letting your dog run FREE

🌿 Private • Peaceful • Lots of space to explore

🐔 Want to meet the chickens? Just let us know!
We can keep them put up OR safely introduce them depending on your comfort level 💛

🛍️ Make a day out of it!
Homer has some really cute antique shops downtown if you want to stop by and browse after your visit 👀

💸 Use code CAT5018 for $5 off your first visit!

Book your spot here 👇
https://www.sniffspot.com/to/pW5WsSUR

Come let your pups live their best farm life 🐾🌿

Learn all about The Broody Bunch Farm, 6 acres in Homer, LA: open park hours, amenities, reviews and more! Rent dog parks with Sniffspot.

04/13/2026

Snickers in her independent era 💅🐔
escaped just to go sit on vibes only
ma’am there are ZERO eggs here 😭

I got TWO broodys sitting on absolutely nothing 💀🐔🥚