As a poultry keeper, you will experience the death of your baby chicks. Some will die one by one, others suddenly with no warning, and …
I set up a run for my chickens so that they can move around in safety and without destroying my garden. All was well until …
Most people understand that baby chicks require warmth to survive the first few days of their lives. However, most backyard chicken keepers are curious about …
I used to get sick once in a while. I am not sure if I got it from the chickens, but I had to be …
Hens do not lay eggs forever.
They have their peak productive years and then they start laying sporadically or stop laying at all. At this point, …
How to get rid of the ammonia smell in the chicken coop.
The first time I came across the smell of Ammonia was when I moved …
To wash or not to wash eggs? While this is a closed question with a yes or no answer, The issue of washing eggs has …
No one wants to see their chickens in pain. They serve you well and you want the best for them. You will go all the …
Back in their wild days, chickens interacted differently with their surroundings and each other. They lived an active live with different experiences. The wild environment …
We keep backyard chickens for meat, eggs, and companionship. With this in mind, our main concern is if chickens are eating the right kind of …
More people are becoming more concerned about how food is grown and handled. There is also the shift towards self-sufficiency with the aim of producing …
I first heard of clipping wings when I had issues with my chickens jumping out of their 5 foot high fenced chicken run. They would …
Chickens do not like sleeping on the ground. Just like human beings who use raised beds, chickens need to sleep on raised bars. These elevated …
Raising backyard chicken is a great activity that provides a steady egg supply and creates a pleasant rural setting atmosphere in an urban backyard.
Unfortunately, chickens …
Raising backyard chickens in Texas is a popular activity, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic that taught us the importance of being self-sufficient.
Chickens require little maintenance, …
If you have been breeding chicken for long, then it’s likely that you have encountered some strange-looking eggs now and then.
However, even the most odd-looking …
The first time I saw one of my chickens with patches on its plumage I was dismayed. The chicken was lethargic and kept to itself. …
Eggs are among the most popular superfoods among all people, rich and poor. Highly delicious, eggs are the cheapest source of animal protein 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 …
Introduction
After Collecting eggs from your backyard or homestead, the next step is storing them. This is if you do not consume them immediately. Storing chicken …
I love collecting eggs from the coop. This gives me satisfaction that keeping chicken is worth it. Our mutual benefit is worth the troubles of …
Chickens, like all other living things, have to be of a certain weight range so as to stay healthy. The recommended weight also helps in …
Chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys do not come in one standard size. Neither should their nest boxes.
The differences in sizes between different types of poultry …
The dark Brahma is a large fowl, like all other Brahma varieties. They exhibit a solid black breast, leg, and tail. The back and shoulders …
One of the requirements when keeping poultry is a nest box. I started without nest boxes.
My hens used to lay eggs anywhere they thought was …
The tub-style pluckers offer major advantages over hand plucking or any other method of de-feathering a chicken or other birds.
If not used well, automated drum-style …
In my second year of keeping chickens, I noticed dark “spots” on their combs and wattles. At first, I assumed it was mud. It was …
There is no better way for a backyard or homestead chicken keeper to add color into their lives than having chickens that lay colored eggs. …
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 …
I keep batches of cornish cross broiler chickens throughout the year. One of the challenges I have faced is mortality. While I have not had …
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 …
The Light Brahma chicken is one of the varieties of the Brahma Chicken that is recognized by the American Poultry associations Standards of Perfection and …
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 …
I have lost chicks to cats. Not my cats but stray cats that come into my backyard looking for food.
My 2 cats live side by …
Which is Better – Metal Feeders or Plastic Feeders?
Chicken feeders vary in price, size, shape, and material used to make them. Understanding which material is …
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 is the rooster. They are seen as a nuisance by some people while others view them as an integral …
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 …
What size of feeder do you need for your chickens? 4 chickens? 10 chickens? 100 chickens? We take a look on how to calculate the …
Can You Keep Ducks and Chickens Together? A closer look on how to keep chickens and ducks together, while making sure their unique needs are …
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. …
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 …
With an automatic chicken door, you do not have to worry about your chickens getting out of the coop in the morning and getting locked …
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 brooder …
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 …
I have been processing my own chickens for a while now. Along the way, I have learned that to make the process easy for you …
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 …
You got chickens in your backyard with the intention of getting fresh eggs for your family. You might be keeping chicken as a means of …
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 …
Have you been thinking about raising chickens, but your backyard is small? Once you have decided, you need to choose a breed or breeds that …
Many chicken owners find it so distressing when their chickens stop laying eggs.
An experienced chicken owner knows how to tell that this is a …
Culling is one of the practices that has been done for ages in livestock keeping.
When it comes to chickens, culling is the process where …
As much as we dislike the small disturbing insects, flies usually come along if you are keeping chicken.
Those black pestering creatures are usually at every …
All around the world, every animal keeper has to deal with the smell of animal droppings. Chicken being no exception, can generate a whole lot …
Choosing the right type of chicken fencing can be a matter of life and death for your chickens. The type of chicken fence selected should …
In this article, we look at how high a chicken fence needs to be, including factors determining the height. We will also answer some frequently …
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 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 …
