What Do Chickens Eat? Easy As 1, 2, 3, 4.
All egg-sperienced green thumbs know that a healthy soil is the key to a flourishing garden. Without a nutrient rich foundation, the plants simply can’t...
What Happens If One Of My Chickens Gets Sick?
Is one or more of your flock displaying some odd behaviours? Can you see some tell-tale signs of illness, such as a runny nose or...
Top Tips to Stop Your Chickens From Eating Their Eggs
Egg-eating is one of the most annoying and frustrating habits your chickens can have. Anyone who has gone out to collect their fresh eggs, only...
Top 5 Best Bantam Chickens For Egg Laying
Whether you are a chicken know it all or more of a novice, you may have heard of brilliant bantam chickens. If not, let me...
Why Do Chickens Dust Bathe?
Ever seen your chickens fling themselves about in the dirt, and wonder what on earth they’re doing? Well, they’re dust bathing! Don’t worry - they...
Does My Chicken Have Coryza?
Coryza is a scary word for backyard chicken keepers. It is an extremely infectious variety of respiratory infection, that can even result in death. This...
How Much Care Do Pet Chickens Require?
Chickens are pretty self reliant pets in comparison to other animals like dogs and cats. They’re adept at looking after themselves for most major needs,...
Chickens Looking A Little Bare? Why Your Flock May Be Losing Feathers
Noticed your flock looking a little bare in the feather department, on their behind and other places (and it’s not moulting season?) Maybe they've got...
Diatomaceous Earth: All It's Cracked Up To Be?
Diatomaceous earth (pronounced di-a-tom-aye-shus) - it’s touted as a miracle substance by many chicken keepers across the globe. But the exact benefits of it are...
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 Much Water Does An Adult Hen Drink Per Day?
In order for your girls to stay healthy, they need constant access to fresh water (along with a healthy diet of feed and grit, of...
Ex-Battery Hens - What To Expect in the First Few Weeks
Adopting an ex-battery hen is a really rewarding experience - you’re giving a home and good life to a bird that truly deserves it, after...
4 Things You Can Do To Save Big Cash On Your Chicken Feed Budget
Sometimes it can feel like the bag of chicken feed is always half empty. Most chicken feed is reasonably priced but the frustration of wasted...
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...
When Will My Pullets Lay Their First Egg?
One of the most eggciting times for a first time chicken owner is that glorious moment when the pullets lay their first eggs! Often this...
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...
Herbs For Hen Health: Ginger
The only thing better than growing your own food is cooking it, and every foodie knows that Ginger is a staple for spicing up recipes...
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...
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