Let's Play, Chicken!
Hello chicken keepers! I went absolutely clucky over this video - I’m sure you’ll love it too! That’s one talented chook, a real Peck-thoven! In...
Duck, Chook, Goose, Fowl, Quail!
Hello chicken keepers! Or should I say, hello poultry keepers! The backyard isn’t just for chooks anymore: people the world over have clued in to...
Silkie Soft Feathers!
Hello chicken keepers! I couldn’t help but share this video with you - it’s just adorable! I can’t resist sharing every Silkie video I find...
Making a Chook House a Home
Hello chicken keepers! Don’t forget chooks can fly! Check out this regal phoenix rooster's moves! While I’m all about the free-range lifestyle, it’s important to...
Baby Bird Love
Hello chicken keepers! I love my chooks, but there’s nothing that makes me more clucky than seeing some baby chicks. Look at these little sweeties...
The Spring Chooklist: Your Guide to Happy Chickens this Season
If you’ve never had chickens, you've found us at just the right time of year. Spring is the absolute best time to discover the joy...
Mother Hen Tips - Caring for Ex-Battery Hens
Hello chicken keepers! Caring for an ex-battery hen is one of the most rewarding things you can do as chook keeper. I have cared for...
Community Chooks!
Hello chicken keepers! A little while ago we visited the chookies at the Logan Hyperdome Community Garden! The garden includes veggie patches, flower beds, gardening...
DE is the Bee's Knees!
Hello chicken keepers! It’s the height of mite and lice season, but if you’re living in fear of these pesky pests, let me introduce you...
Cute Keets and Guinea Fowl Deets!
Hello chicken keepers! If you keep up with all the latest chicken chatter, you’ll know that Guinea Fowl are all the rage right now. When...
Time For Some Roo-mance!
Hello chicken keepers! It’s the year of the rooster, let's hear it from the boys! Prepare for the cutest rooster crow you’ve ever heard! SQUEE! :P...
An ACV a Day Keeps the Vet Away!
Hello chicken keepers! We’ve already chatted about herbs, and this week I wanted to share with you one of my absolute favourite supplement for chook...
Healthy Herbs for Happy Hens!
Hello chicken keepers! Keeping hens healthy is the utmost concern of the responsible keeper. Ensuring that your girls stay happy and flappy means more eggs,...
I Believe Chooks Can Fly!
Hello chicken keepers! It’s not something a lot of people think about - but chooks have wings for a reason! Look at these girls fly:...
2017 - Year of the Chook!
Hello chicken keepers! 2017 is here! Happy New Year to you and your chooks! Still haven’t started your flock yet? I am on a mission...
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