Chicken Sexing: Who Is Who?
Cockerel or pullet? The question of a chickens gender is quite important for most backyard chicken keepers, as having a rooster in a suburban area...
How To Best Manage The Avian Leukosis Virus And Lymphoid Leukosis
What is the Avian Leukosis Virus? The Avian Leukosis Virus (AVL) is a tumor causing virus which infects several types of poultry and doves. AVL...
Chickens In Charge - A Guide To The Pecking Order
Chickens thrive on interactions with their feathery flock-mates and humans alike. They are active, talkative, playful, curious, and last, but certainly not least, highly intelligent...
Grooming and Maintaining Your Chickens
So you've got a small backyard flock of chickens - they’re thriving in their chicken coop, eggs-ploring and foraging in their spacious run, working out...
How To Deal With a Broody Hen
A broody hen, if you don’t intend them to be mothers, can be a bit of a nuisance. After all, a broody hen is a...
Signs, Symptoms And Treatments For Bumblefoot In Chickens
Chickens are busy little creatures! And, since they spend the greater part of every day on their feet, you’d pretty much egg-spect to see them...
6 EGG-cellent Ways to Boost Your Chooks’ Immune System
Winning the war against disease in your chickens can be as simple as boosting their immune system by incorporating foods and supplements into their regular...
5 Top Tips On How To Clip Chickens' Wings
Got a flighty chook? Are you worried that your sweet feathered friends will take flight and flee in search of greener pastures? No worries. A...
Worming Chickens
Preventing worms in your animals is the unfortunate but necessary job of all pet owners. Looking after your poultry pals is the same drill as...
How to Keep Hens Healthy; 5 Fantastic Ways!
Healthy hens are happy hens and happy hens, well, they’re just great fun! Having a small backyard flock of chickens can bring much joy into...
Chicken Poop: What's Normal and What's Not
While it may not be the most delightful of topics, chicken poop is a serious matter- well to backyard chicken keepers anyway! A chicken’s poop...
Herbs for Hen Health: Lavender
Lavender is a herb that many of us love thanks to it’s aesthetic appeal, and it’s smell that is known to excite your senses, but...
Understanding Sour Crop In Chickens
A chicken’s crop is a very important organ within their digestive system. Basically, the crop is a small pouch-like organ at the end of...
Making Sense Of Your Chickens Digestive Health
Having a basic understanding of a chicken’s intricate digestive system is very helpful when it comes to understanding their digestive health. Knowing what’s normal is...
Dust Bathing: An All Important Ritual
If you’re new to the chicken keeping game, the act of a chicken dust bathing may alarm you at first- writhing and squirming around in...
The Chicken Comb: What Is What?
So by now you should be well acquainted with your chicken’s comb - that's the red fleshy protuberances that sit atop a chickens head that...
Chicken Head Anatomy
Chickens have such dear, cute little heads- alert eyes and a sweet little beak. But if you’ve ever had the chance to get up close...
Give Your Chickens A Protein Kick
A chicken's diet is a beautiful balancing act between vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and of course protein. Protein, as many of us know, is basically the...
Chubby Chicks: How to Avoid Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome
It’s all too easy to overindulge your girls occasionally- we will admit, seeing our flock come running over, eyes wide, when we have a...
Why Aren't My Chickens Laying Eggs?
Your girls have been supplying fresh produce daily for your family breakfast - until suddenly, egg production drops...or stops! How frustrating! Is your chicken sick?...
Salmonella - Myths and Facts
Everybody has heard of the term Salmonella, but not many people know what it actually means. Many people steer clear of certain uncooked foods such...
Essential Tools for Keeping Chickens
Keeping chickens is a flap-happy experience. Why? Well, thankfully, chickens need little care and maintenance. So, you have a LOT of free happy-go-clucky time to...
How To Help Your Chickens Beat The Elements
Hot chicken? Or chilly chicken? Well, preferably none of these should be on the menu for our feathered friends! Whilst chickens are renown for their...
Chicken Keeping Through The Seasons
We all know the basics of caring for backyard chickens- making sure food sources are refreshed, cleaning the nesting boxes, and collecting eggs regularly, are...
Gardening For Your Girls - Plants That Your Chickens Love
Giving your chickens fresh veggies as part of their diet is incredibly good for them. If you’ve got a green thumb and want to plant...
Top Five Ways to Keep your Chicken Warm this Winter!
1. Chicken Jumpers! So you may not have heard of these egg-cellent chicken warming fashion statements, but we assure you, once you have, you’ll be sitting by...
Chickens In Summer: Things You Should Know
Most breeds of chicken are more adept at weathering cold temperatures rather than hot ones. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t have chickens if you...
Chicken Vs Machine: The Best Ways To Hatch Baby Chickens Explained
Raising baby chickens is one of the most rewarding experiences you could ever have as a chicken keeper. Honestly, who doesn’t love the idea of...
How To Look After A Broody Hen Who is Incubating
If you’re using a broody hen to incubate some fertile eggs, then they need a little more TLC than normal. Broody hens always put the...
How Do I Stop My Chickens From Getting Over My Fence?
Got some flighty feathered friends on your hands? You can keep them safe in your backyard by taking a few easy precautions. No more escapees...
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