It can be so overwhelming when you’re just starting out with raising chickens and you’re bombarded with supplies, tools, and necessities for your new hobby. Over the past ten years, we’ve tried pretty much every chicken product on the market, and we’ve found some products we just couldn’t live with out. The following ten products …
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Our first experiences with roosters was a tad on the shocking side. You see, we didn’t know a thing about roosters, except what we’d seen on cartoons as kids. These cartoons taught us that roosters only crow once per day, in the early morning. They showed us that all roosters are excessively aggressive toward every …
Have you ever wondered how to tell if one of your fine feathered beauties is not feeling well? The best way to find out is observation. A daily once over of your flock for any behavior changes or outward signs allows you to catch an illness or injury before it turns into something worse. Let’s …
Parasites are nasty critters. According to Dr. Jacquie Jacob, University of Kentucky: “Parasites are organisms that live in or on another organism, referred to as the host, and gain an advantage at the expense of the host. There are several external parasites that attack poultry by either sucking blood or feeding on the skin or feathers.” As I …
Whether your flock is in the throes of winter or the sweltering heat of summer, they get bored quickly in their coop. Never fear, there are several ways to keep your chickens happy and stimulated during these long days, the best of which is a whole slew of chicken toys! Here are ten of the …
Did you know chicken reproduction isn’t the same as other barnyard animals or even other birds? Yep, your fine feathered beauties have a unique way of going about procreation. We’ve raised backyard chickens for many years and the most asked questions about chickens always revolve around reproduction. It’s one of those mysterious and curious things …