Benefits of Coconut Oil for You and Your Chickens!
It’s the words on everyone's lips, and the product in everyone's pantry and beauty cabinets; coconut oil is undoubtedly the latest craze in the health...
The Top 10 Best Chicken Jokes
For whatever reason, chickens have always been the fodder of a lot of jokes. No one can be sure why but nevertheless, joke books all...
Top 7 Reasons You and Your Chickens Need More Asparagus
The humble asparagus is one of the most striking, distinctive and memorable vegetables when it comes to garden grown produce. Tall, lean and green, this universally...
Introducing dogs to your chickens!
You've dreamt about having a small backyard flock of chickens one day. What about the family dog, though? How will it react to its feathery...
The Dog Dilemma: Training the Staffordshire Bull Terrier to live with Rhode Island Reds
Dogs and chickens. At first thought, they may not seem like the ideal companions, but contrary to popular belief you can in fact keep both...
How To Cook The Perfect Boiled Eggs
It truly seems simple, but getting the perfect soft boiled egg is not the easiest of feats! Here’s a guide on how long you should...
Make Compost Or Manure Tea In 7 Steps
Tea in synonymous with the backyard lifestyle. Whether you're sitting on the deck, watching the laying hens forage, sipping on a nice warm cup of...
How To Raise Dogs With Chickens: Dalmatians, Great Danes, Jack Russell and Cairns Terriers and a Whippet!
Dogs and chickens - many approach this combination of backyard animals with hesitancy, but don’t let that deter you. You really can have both sets...
How to: Help your Hens through Moulting Season
Have you noticed your feathered friends are looking a little bare? A few less eggs in the egg basket? This could mean that your ladies...
Natural Remedies For Chicken Coop Pest Control
Some creepy crawlies can pose a problem for your feathered flock, and your chook house in general! There’s nothing more annoying than battling an invasion...
Herbs for Hen Health: Fennel
If you want your chickens to provide you with lovely fresh eggs everyday, make sure you have some fancy fennel in your veggie patch. Fennel...
Herbs for Hen Health: Mint
A favourite amongst gardeners due to it’s multitude of uses, fragrant smell, and being super simple to grow, mint is a must have addition to...
Why Isn't My Chicken 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?...
8 Reasons Why Your Laying Hens Have Stopped Producing Eggs
Many owners feel stressed, anxious and betrayed when they open up their nesting boxes to discover not a single egg has been laid. They try...
5 Things to Add to Your Chicken Dust Bath
When it’s time for your chooks to freshen up, your backyard flock loves to get down and dirty to stay clean - it’s called a...
How to Raise Happy Healthy Chickens
As backyard chicken keepers, our flock’s health is important to us. We want to raise happy healthy chooks who enjoy chatting and interacting with us....
Chicken Health and Wellness
As with any other pet, chicken health is very important. The good news is that most illnesses that your chicken may be at risk of contracting can be...
What Treats Can I Give My Chickens?
Like all pets, there are tasty morsels that chickens absolutely go crazy for. Some are super healthy, and can be given to your flock regularly,...
What Do Chickens Use Grit For?
Ever seen your chicken’s pecking at small flecks of stone or rock on the ground, and wonder why on earth they have a craving for...
Apple Cider Vinegar - What Is It, And Why Should I Be Fussed About It?
Have you seen apple cider vinegar popping up in all the salad recipes your reading? Maybe you’ve seen it on the shelves in supermarkets, or...
Check Your Chicken Health - How To Tell If Your Flock Is Healthy
If you’re worried that your chicken flock might be feeling a bit under the weather, there are a number of warning signs that will indicate...
What Is A Broody Hen And How Do I Fix It?
Are your hens showing a few odd behaviours? A little more irritable than usual? Refusing to leave the coop? Well, you might have a broody...
The Best Boredom Busters To Keep Your Chickens Busy!
While chickens are quite creative when it comes to keeping themselves entertained - free-ranging is their forte! In the winter months, when the days are...
Get More Eggs From Your Laying Hens
Before people even decide to get chickens they often find themselves asking, “How long will the laying hens produce eggs for?” Though many of us...
Pet Chicken Personalities - Get to Know Your Chook
All pet chicken keepers know that chooks have personalities. Hens are clever, cute and cheeky to boot. Once thought of as cluckin’ bird brains, studies...
Do You Have To Give Chickens Baths?
You have to give your dogs and cats a bath, otherwise you might have some fowl smelling animals wandering about your house...but what about your...
13 Things to Keep in a First Aid Kit for Chickens
Although backyard chickens are hardy girls it’s always a good idea to have a chook first aid kit on hand to keep them flappin’ fit....
Is There Really Such A Thing As The Pecking Order?
Chickens, like humans, have a social hierarchy called ‘the pecking order’ within their flock. It’s definitely true! It works the same way as most hierarchies...
How To Help Your Hens Stress Less
Reducing the stress in your flock is very important for their health. Like humans, if chickens are constantly stressed out, it cause a range of...
Why Are My Chickens' Egg Shells Soft?
Have you gone to collect your flock’s fresh eggs, only to find that - instead of a firm shell, there’s a thin, flimsy film coating...
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