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One of the repetitive tasks when raising chickens is the need to refill chicken feeders and waterers. Sometimes I want to sleep longer but the …
I have been raising chickens for a while now. One intriguing observation I have made is that they like laying at the same location. I …
While most of the needs of chickens and ducks are similar, raising them together calls for preparation in order to address their coexistence. Since some …
When I first started keeping chickens in my backyard, I always wondered if the neighbors would come complaining about the noise.
One of the major concerns …
After you have been keeping chickens for a while, you may ask yourself if there is a need to add ducks to your poultry flock. …
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 …
Though it might sound absurd, a major concern of new poultry keepers is if their chickens will fly away. And never come back. They do …
Come rain or snow, it is good to get chickens ready so that they can survive and remain productive throughout the frost.
Winter is coming. Temperatures …
When I was constructing my chicken coop, I didn’t make any provision for artificial Lighting. This is because I did not see the need at …
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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 …
