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During my early days of keeping chickens, I noticed my chickens’ wings were droopy and they had their mouths open. There were panting. Initially, I …
One of the challenges I faced when I started keeping chickens was the odor. When I got my first chicks, I put up the border …
Chicken coops can attract rats and mice because they offer shelter, food, water, and the perfect breeding ground. Whether the chickens and coop are yours …
Salmonella is a type of bacteria related to food poisoning in form of a disease called salmonellosis. It affects the intestinal tract of humans, chickens, …
I started keeping chickens without a plan. My mum gave us 2 hens and a cockerel for processing as meat for the children. We decided …
As I was growing up, I never saw chicken being scalded. Never witnessed chicken being plucked using mechanical pluckers.
My grandmother, together with my mother would …
Latest Breeds
Cornish cross (Cornish X) is the darling of the commercial chicken meat industry. Cornish X is also known also as Cornish Rock
If you have bought …
The Australorp breed of a chicken has been around since the 1890s or thereabout. It is still here today, thanks to it being a great …
The American game chicken breed, also known as the American gamefowl, was developed to be a game fowl, a bird for cockfighting. With its many …
The Wyandotte is an American chicken breed that is reared by homesteaders and backyard flock keepers for its yellow-skinned meat and brown eggs. Bred to …
The Orpington chicken breed is a large-sized bird developed in England in the late 1800s, by William Cook. Gentle and friendly the Orpington is available …
The Jersey Giant, as the name suggests is one of the largest chicken breeds in the world. When you encounter one, you will probably never …
