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We keep chicken for eggs and meat. One in a while, the egg supply drops. Chickens stop or reduce their rate of laying.
We get worried …
Vegetables and fruits not only make great treats for chickens but are also nutritious. While they are not to be a replacement for their daily …
Dogs have been said to be man’s best friend and chickens are the cheapest provider of proteins to humanity. Dogs will offer companionship, protect people …
Mortality in chickens can be heartbreaking for any chicken keeper. None of my backyard chickens died when I started keeping chickens. Until I decided to …
Chickens scratch everywhere they can when feeding. This will include the chicken feeder. If the feeder is not made in a way that prevents waster, …
One of the most understood chickens are roosters. They are seen as a nuisance by some people while others view them as an integral part …
I first started by placing chicken feed on the floor. Then I realized that in no time there would be no signs of feed on …
While the red color in chicken poop might be nothing to worry about, it is a good practice to determine if the reddish color is …
Do chickens need to have food and water inside the coop? Is it sufficient to have food and water in the run? Do chickens …
Latest Breeds
The Brahma originally named Brahmaputra (Brahmapootra) after a river in India, is an American Chicken Breed, developed from birds that had been imported from the …
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 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 …
The Cornish chickens breed, previously referred to as the Indian game is an impressive chicken breed that has been used to develop most of the …
The Sussex chicken, originally bred in Sussex, Britain has become one of the most popular chickens for small backyard farms and homesteads. Initially bred to …
Docile, gentle, hardy and good sitters, Plymouth Rock Chickens have been one of the most common chickens in America where they were developed using crosses …
