Chickens are intelligent, friendly, curious creatures reared by more and more people worldwide. It can be a very rewarding activity but is also challenging. Healthy happy chickens need constant care, a secure, spacious environment, with essentials such as nesting boxes, covered coops, and perches as well as accessories like dust bowls, toys and of course…
There are a variety of diseases that poultry birds like chickens suffer from that are pretty common. Maintaining the peak health of chickens is always imperative to give them a fighting chance and ensure they are fit for human consumption. Here is how to recognize some of the most common chicken diseases. The most common…
When you are new to keeping chickens, it can be very intimidating and stressful because you are scared of making mistakes that may end up harming your chickens. Knowing more about chickens’ behavior, their needs, their health, and what they need in their housing will ensure you don’t make the most common mistakes when keeping…
Hatching chicken eggs is one of the most fun and exciting parts of keeping backyard chickens! There is nothing cuter than watching a brood of tiny, yellow chicks emerge from their shells. But incubating and hatching your first clutch of eggs can be quite intimidating. You do not want to make any fatal errors! There…
Chickens make wonderful pets, and raising and keeping chickens can be very fulfilling. However, if you’ve considered keeping chickens, you may have wondered what costs are involved and if it’s possible to raise chickens on a budget. While the cost of raising chickens is primarily predictable, some prices can vary depending on the supplies used,…
If you’re fortunate enough to experience the love, affection, and gratification of keeping backyard chickens, you know how busy they can keep you! Not only are they voracious eaters cleaning up anything that moves with assassin-like precision, but they can also be vocal when they need you, so how much time does it take to…
Raising chickens is hard work but a wonderful experience. Whether raising them to lay eggs or as pets, a lot goes into keeping chickens. Like many other animals, chickens have their own quirks, and keeping them can be very rewarding. However, if kept as pets or to lay eggs, an important question is, how old…
Keeping chickens in your backyard or on a larger scale is very rewarding, and not only for the products you get from your feathered flock. Most chicken farmers will want to breed chicks or get more chickens from time to time, and it’s not always that easy. So how do you introduce new chickens or…
Are you considering keeping a flock of chickens and ducks together? Many people raise chickens and ducks together, but is keeping them in the same enclosure the best thing for your flock? A commonly asked question when keeping a backyard flock of chickens and ducks is if they can be kept together. Chickens and ducks…
A broody hen usually means the hen’s hormones are flaring. She basically stops laying eggs and instead starts sitting. However, are there signs to let you know when a hen is being broody? If so, what are the signs, and how should you proceed? All of the broody hen’s time will be spent sitting in…