Plymouth Rock - Chicken Breed of the Week!
Hello chicken keepers, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, my favourite thing about keeping chooks is the diversity of chicken breeds available....
The Top 5 Weird and Wonderful Chicken Breeds
Transform your chicken coop into a menagerie, filled with plumage of every pattern! Have a peck at our top 5 weird and wonderful chicken breeds here.
Australorp - Chicken Breed of the Week!
Hello chicken keepers, One of the great things about keeping backyard chooks is the wonderfully diverse range of breeds you can have in your flock....
5 Hot Tips For Keeping Your Chickens Cool
Backyard chooks are susceptible to dehydration and heat stress in hot weather. Keep your chickens cool on hot days with these top tips!
The Top 5 Chicken Breeds for Small Backyards
There are certain chicken breeds that respond well to confined foraging areas. So if you have a small backyard or limited space these breeds will work perfectly.
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...
Happy Hydrated Hens
Sick or weak chook? Up the hydration ante with an easy to make and administer electrolyte mix and keep your girls flappin’ fit, ready to cluck another day.
The Top 5 Natural Health Products for Chooks
Hello chicken keepers! When it comes to the care of my chooks I prefer tried and tested natural products and methods to keep them cluckin’....
Winter Warmer Treats for Chooks
Your chickens will benefit from a dusk feeding of warming food to keep their body temp optimal during a frosty night. Here's some easy ideas for what to make 'em!
Caring For Chickens in Winter
Hello chicken keepers, WINTER IS HERE! What does that mean for chook keepers? In Australia we are lucky to have a pretty moderate climate and...
7 Egg-cellent DIY Projects For Chook Keepers
Chooks confined to a chicken run need activities to stimulate their minds and keep them active and happy. Check out our guide here.
Ethical Eggs - Free Range or Pastured?
Hello chicken keepers! Here at Backyard Chicken Coops we love to let our chooks free-range. For us, this means letting the girls out into the yard...
Swinging Chickens!
Chook swinging isn't just fun for your chickens, it gets you out into the coop and interacting with your ladies on a daily basis. Here are the top tips for getting your girls familiar with the Chicken Swing!
Keeping Chickens in the Backyard
Have a listen to our interview with Talking Lifestyle's Creative Living show about keeping chickens in the backyard!
Hybrid, Heritage, Purebred or Bantam Chicken Breed?
All domestic chicken breeds can be further classified into hybrid, heritage, purebred, or bantam chickens. Find out which is which here!
Where for Art Thou, Chook?
Deciding how you'll get your new flock members is daunting for new keepers. Click here to find out where you can get your new chickens from without hassle.
Mother Hen's Day Breakfast Ideas
These egg recipes are all easily tackled by kids and partners, so there is no excuse for any mumma hen to miss out on a bum nut breaky in bed this Mother Hen’s Day!
The Top 5 Cutest Chicken Breeds!
Ready to add some adorable chicken breeds to your chook coop? Have a peck at my top 5 cutest chicken breeds for your backyard here.
The Top 3 Reasons Your Chickens Have Stopped Laying Eggs
Are your hens off the lay? Are your ladies looking a little lacklustre? Have a peck at my top 3 reasons your chickens have stopped laying eggs!
Chicken Feed - What Chooks like to Chomp!
Hello chicken keepers, I am THE doting mother hen - I’m much more vigilant about my chickens' nutrition and with their daily intake of vitamins...
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...
Phoebe's Chooks - Meet the Chicken Flock!
Hello chicken keepers! I absolutely love meeting the keepers and chooks that have joined our Backyard Chicken Coops community and taken home one of our coops....
Mother Hen Tips - Banish Those Pesky Pests!
Hello chicken keepers! When it comes to poultry lice, poultry mites and poultry pests in general prevention really is way easier than a cure. One...
Easter Egg Chickens!
Hello chicken keepers! One of the greatest things about being a chook keeper is raising a flock of chickens that vary in plumage, personality and...
The Free-range Chicken Lifestyle
Hello chicken keepers! I love being able to keep free-range chickens. It gives me great joy to know my hens are happy and healthy and...
Mother Hen Tips - Check Your Chooks!
Hello chicken keepers! Chicken health is a mystery wrapped in a feathery enigma sometimes. One of the biggest concerns for myself and the keepers I speak...
Rada's Chooks - Meet the Chicken Flock!
Hello chicken keepers! A great part of our work at Backyard Chicken Coops is meeting the keepers and chooks that have joined our community and...
Mother Hen Tips - Easy Chook Treats
Hello chicken keepers! Anyone who has met a chook knows they are VERY food motivated. Need your hens to settle into the coop for the night?...
Chooks for Kids!
Hello chicken keepers! If you’re considering getting a pet for your children, forget that old tradition of the cat or the dog, and think ‘chickens’...
Mother Hen Tips - Predator Prevention
Hello chicken keepers! Keeping chooks isn’t all fun and games. As chicken keepers we’re responsible for the health and wellbeing of our feathery flocks. That...
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