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A 30-day backyard chicken plan written by someone who actually knows what's in the bag.

Your Neighbor's Hens Don'tLay Like That BecauseShe Spent More.They Lay Like That BecauseShe Knows Six Things You Don't.

Breed choice. Feed formula. Coop ventilation. Parasite checks. Light hours. Flock stress. Get those six right in your first week, and the flock you've been buying $30 bags and bottles to fix starts fixing itself.

Skip the $800-a-year feed-aisle guessing game.

Do what lifelong keepers actually do — in 30 days, in plain English, one job per day.

WORKS ON YOUR FLOCK, WHEREVER YOU LIVE

Whether you're in Texas or Minnesota, Florida or Oregon — the plan adjusts to what your flock actually needs right now. You don't have to know what breeds you have. Day 1 walks you through assessing every bird in about ten minutes each. From there, the book gives you the exact 30-day plan for your situation.

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Written by Hank HarrisPlain-English chicken keeping without the feed-store guessing game.
30 Days · More Eggs · Healthier Hens · A Flock That Finally Makes Sense
The Money Chapters

You're Not Paying For Eggs. You're Paying For Someone Else To Know Which Bag To Buy.

The most powerful part of this book is not the feed recipe. It is the moment you see the feed-aisle math. The premium branding, the supplements, the tonics, the gadgets — that is what turns ordinary flock inputs into a recurring annual bill.

Fix Your Flock in 30 Days shows the keeper's version of the same logic: what to feed, when to feed it, what to skip, and when calling the vet actually makes sense.

Get The Plan · $35 →One avoided mistake can pay for it.

Example math from the book's egg-math chapter: a 12-hen flock averaging 200 dozen eggs a year. Your flock size, local pricing, products, and legal label requirements may differ.

Annual Cost — 12 Hens
Guessing-Game Flock
With This Book
Base feed ration (~90 lb per hen)
$475
$475
Feed waste — spillage, rats, moisture
$95
$24
Treats, supplements & boosters
$180
$40
Bedding
$120
$35
Losses — predators & preventable illness
$90
$30
Oyster shell, grit & misc.
$35
$35
Annual total · cost per dozen
$995 · $4.98/dzthe guessing-game flock
$639 · $3.20/dzrunning the book's numbers
Verified reader review · Money chapter
★★★★★
“The feed math chapter is genuinely the angriest I've been at a store shelf in years. I added up what I'd spent in twelve months — the premium bags, the electrolyte tonics, the herbal coop spray, the calcium boosters — and it came to $640 for a flock of twelve. The book's feed formula plus oyster shell on the side costs me about a third of that, and my hens are laying better than they ever did on the premium stuff. The shopping list in the back told me exactly what to order from the local mill. Book paid for itself before I'd even finished it.”
— Marcus T., Atlanta, GA · 12 Golden Comets
Get The Plan · $35 →One skipped supplement run can change the math.
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Meet Hank Harris

The plan I wish someone handed me before I wasted years buying the wrong bags.

One Saturday in year three, I was standing in the run with a half-empty bag of "premium" feed, three hens that had quietly stopped laying, and another feed-store receipt in my pocket. I finally read the analysis tag on the back of the bag and realized I had been treating my flock like generic egg machines instead of specific birds with specific needs in a specific climate.

That was the turn. I spent years rebuilding my flock after I finally learned what was in those bags, why the winter slump wasn't "just what hens do," and which jobs a normal backyard keeper could handle without the supplements aisle deciding for them.

You might already know me from YouTube, where I share what I've learned about chickens, farming, and keeping a flock the practical way. This book is the 30-day version of what took me a decade to figure out: assess the birds, fix the feed, air out the coop, catch parasites early, manage the light, and stop letting the feed aisle make the plan for you.

It is not written like a textbook. It is written like a Saturday morning checklist for the keeper who wants the egg basket to finally stop embarrassing them.

— Hank Harris
Sound Familiar?

The egg basket doesn't lie. And right now it feels like it is judging you.

  • ×You spent hundreds at the feed store on bags and bottles you barely understood, then watched the soft shells and missing feathers come back anyway.
  • ×Your neighbor gets nine eggs a day from ten hens and nobody has explained why yours keep looking thin, ragged, broody, or tired.
  • ×You've read forum threads that contradict each other, and the feed-store clerk still could not tell you exactly what your flock needs and when.
  • ×Your family keeps mentioning the empty egg basket, you're out in the coop every weekend, and the flock still never becomes the one you pictured.
  • ×You treat for mites without knowing whether you are fighting mites, lice, or scaly leg — and the wrong product does nothing.

The enemy is not laziness.

It is buying by brand instead of diagnosis — then letting the feed aisle decide the plan for you.

  • Bird assessment first.
  • Feed by formula, not label.
  • Parasite ID before treating.
  • Timing before spending.
Verified reader review · Neighbor problem
★★★★★
“I bought it because my neighbor Steve gets a full basket every morning from a coop half the size of mine, and I was parking on the other side of the driveway out of embarrassment. I'm 51, I've been ‘trying’ with chickens for nine years, and I had no idea I was feeding a high-calcium layer ration to a mixed flock with three birds still months from laying. Day 1 saved me from another season of doing the exact opposite of what my flock needs. I'm a month in and the older hens are still catching up, but the egg basket looks like it belongs to a different house.”
— Greg M., Charlotte, NC · Mixed backyard flock of 14
The 30-Day Plan · Week One

Week One — Look Before You Spend

The first seven days stop the guessing. Before you buy another bag, the book walks you through the seven decisions that determine whether the rest of the month works.

Day 1Assess every birdBreed, age, weight, comb, feathers — ten minutes per hen, no experience needed.
Day 2Run the health checkVents, crops, legs and skin — catch mites, worms and illness before they get expensive.
Day 3Audit the coopOnce like a predator, once like a mite — gaps, vents, roosts, and where a rat would live.
Day 4Read your feed tagsActual protein and calcium vs. what each stage of your flock really needs.
Day 5Fix water and gritThe two cheapest inputs everyone underestimates — and the laying they quietly control.
Day 6The flashlight nightThe after-dark mite check and roost count that catches problems months early.
Day 7Order only what you needThree lists — fix now, fix this month, fix this season — and nothing else.

The flock that lays like crazy usually starts with boring basics.

Clean water. Correct protein. Dry bedding. Real ventilation. The right light hours. Those are not glamorous, but they are the reason the same breed can lay completely differently across the street.

Week One removes the guessing.By Day 7, the reader has assessed every bird, run a full health check, audited the coop, read the feed tags, fixed water and grit, run the after-dark mite check, and ordered only what the flock actually needs.
Part 3 — Breeds

Two flocks on the same street can need opposite plans.

That is why the book dedicates a full part to the birds themselves: the breeds to avoid, the breeds that quietly pay, and the decision matrix that matches egg machines and dual-purpose breeds to your actual backyard. The feed aisle does not make that difference obvious. This book does.

Egg-Laying Breeds

Rhode Island Reds, Leghorns, Golden Comets, New Hampshires, sex-links

What the feed aisle tells you

  • Buy the bag with the prettiest hen on it.
  • Feed layer ration to everything.
  • Add a supplement for every symptom.
  • Accept the winter slump as normal.

What actually works

  • Push protein through peak lay and molt.
  • Feed by age and stage, calcium on the side.
  • Fix the cause — light, stress, or parasites.
  • Manage light hours to keep winter eggs coming.
Dual-Purpose & Cold-Hardy Breeds

Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Delawares, Jersey Giants, Buckeyes

What the feed aisle tells you

  • Feed them like production layers.
  • Add a coop heater when it gets cold.
  • Treat broodiness like a malfunction.
  • Expect Leghorn numbers from heritage birds.

What actually works

  • Watch the extra weight — obesity kills layers.
  • Cold-proof with ventilation and dry bedding, not heat lamps.
  • Use broodiness — or break it properly.
  • Judge them on their own laying curve.
External parasitesred mites · lice · scaly leg mite
Internal parasitesroundworms · coccidia · gapeworm
Predatorsraccoons · hawks · rats · foxes
Stress signalsfeather pecking · soft shells · crowding · drafts
Verified reader review · Parasite chapter
★★★★★
“Two specific things from the rats-and-mites chapter. One: what I'd been calling ‘molt’ for two years was actually a red mite infestation, which means every dust bath I set up was treating the wrong problem — the mites were living in the roost ends, not on the birds. Two: the ragged feathers on my lowest-ranked hen weren't a parasite at all, they were a crowding signal pointing at a coop that was two birds over capacity. Moved the roosts, rehomed two hens, treated the roost ends properly. Feathers back. Eggs back. I felt like an idiot and a genius at the same time.”
— Wes K., Raleigh, NC · Silver Laced Wyandottes
Verified reader review · Winter laying chapter
★★★★★
“Honestly, on Day 4 I thought I'd wasted my $35. The feed chapter felt like something I already knew. Then I actually weighed what I was feeding and checked my coop light hours, and my hens had been getting nine hours of light and treat-diluted protein for six winters. Six winters. Fixed the ration, added a light on a timer for the morning gap, and by January I was getting eggs I'd always assumed were impossible until spring. First winter in eight years I didn't buy a single carton at the store.”
— Karen L., St. Paul, MN · New Hampshires
SPRING
SUMMER
FALL
WINTER
The Year-Round Flock System
The Year-Round System

The calendar that keeps the flock from sliding backward.

SpringChick decisions, peak-lay feeding, worming windows, and integration done without bloodshed.
SummerHeat management, shade and water strategy, and the laying dip that is heat stress — not age.
FallMolt support, protein boost, light decisions, cull-or-keep calls, and winterizing before the first frost.
WinterLight hours, cold-proofing without heat lamps, water that stays liquid, and the standing order before spring panic begins.
Includes the extension-office guide.How to find your land-grant university's poultry guidance, your state testing lab, and your county extension office — the free experts your taxes already paid for, instead of random shelf copy.
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Verified reader review · One job per day
★★★★★
“I'm 67, my husband passed three years ago, and the chickens were his thing — I had no idea where to even start. I needed a plan, not a YouTube rabbit hole. The 30-day sequence is what got me. One job a day, in order, with the reason explained. I did Foundation Week with my granddaughter helping me check every bird (two of the ‘hens’ Bill bought turned out to be a different breed than the receipt said, which explained a lot). The flock isn't a showpiece yet but I collected six eggs in one morning for the first time in my life last Sunday and I cried a little, honestly. Bill would have laughed at me.”
— Diane R., Sarasota, FL · Rhode Island Reds

Verified reader reviews are included as provided for publication. Names, wording, and identifying details may be edited for privacy and clarity. Outcomes vary by breed, age, climate, housing, feed, predators, parasite load, and correct application of the plan.

Common Questions

Everything You Need To Know Before You Order

It is a practical backyard chicken-keeping PDF built around a 30-day sequence — one job per day, in an order that matters. Six parts cover feed, the coop, breeds, laying, and the "forever systems" that make a flock nearly run itself, and every day of the plan points back to the chapter that explains the why.
The complete 88-page PDF: the feed system (the $2 mix, fermented feed, the winter-laying setup), the coop system (deep litter, ventilation, rat- and mite-proofing, the feeder test results, predator security), the breed chapters, the laying boosters and the egg-math chapter, the forever systems, the full 30-day plan, and printable quick-reference charts, a shopping list, and a when-to-call-a-vet guide.
The book separates production layers like Rhode Island Reds, Leghorns, Golden Comets and sex-links from dual-purpose and cold-hardy breeds like Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Delawares, Jersey Giants and Buckeyes. Day 1 is dedicated to assessing your actual birds before you move forward — mixed flocks are covered too.
No. The plan is written for normal backyard keepers, not commercial operations. Some jobs need basic tools, a feeder, a waterer, or a timer for a winter light depending on your setup, but the book tells you what is worth buying, what can wait and when a vet visit makes more sense.
Safety depends on the exact product, label directions, and withdrawal periods. The book flags where egg-withdrawal periods apply, but the product label is always the legal safety source. Follow label directions and local regulations for any treatment you use around birds that feed your family.
7-day money-back guarantee. If the book does not deliver the value promised on this page within your first week, reply to the delivery email and request a refund. After 7 days, refunds are handled case by case.
You Have Two Choices

Keep Letting The Feed Aisle Decide —
Or Learn The Six Things Your Neighbor Already Knows.

Option 1

Keep handing an extra $350+ a year to the supplements shelf that will not even tell you why your hens stopped laying last month.

Keep buying bags, bottles and seasonal panic forever.

Option 2

Use one clear keeper's plan. Assess the birds, fix the feed, air out the coop, catch parasites early, manage the light, handle the stress and build the yearly calendar.

Once you learn your flock, nobody can sell you blind again.

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