Choosing to own any animal is always a big commitment, and whatever reasons you have for owning them, you can set yourself up for frustration and failure if you choose the breed poorly. Choosing a breed that is suited for your purposes and also your personality can make your life a lot easier. This is …
Lavender Orpington Chicken Breed – What You Need to Know Read More »
Are they a fruit? Are they truly a vegetable? Does it matter what tomatoes are in the end? I say no, because the only answer that really matters for us is whether or not our precious chickens can eat them safely. Tomatoes are indispensable in most kitchens and it kinds of cuisine, but that doesn’t …
One of my favorite things about owning chickens is seeing how they react to new foods. People get tired of eating the same thing day in and day out, and you better believe that our chickens do too. Spicing up their menu with novel proteins or fresh fruits and veggies is a great way to …
If you own chickens, do you let them live on just chicken feed, or do you take the time to feed them a variety of whole foods, too? If you do feed them whole foods, you should know that there are all kinds of things that chickens can eat, including many common fruits. However, chickens …
One of the neatest things about chickens is just how many fascinating breeds there are out there. No matter what kind of chickens you need, there is guaranteed to be a breed or 10 for the job. More than this, there is certain to be a breed that strikes your fancy! From tall, imperious and …
10 Puffy Head Chicken Breeds To Consider Raising Read More »
If you own chickens, you probably already know that they eat all kinds of things, including a huge variety of produce, fruits and vegetables alike. And though fruits and veggies are definitely natural, that doesn’t mean that they’re necessarily good or even safe for chickens. Accidentally letting chickens eat something that they shouldn’t have could …
Carrots are among the most ubiquitous vegetables out there: they’re featured prominently in our own food, and also as food for various species of livestock. Chickens are among the most varied and adventurous eaters that you’re likely to find on a farm or homestead, but even they cannot eat everything. But how about carrots? Is …
It’s hard to imagine any piece of fruit that is more perfect and more appealing than a ripe, juicy strawberry. Enjoyed all around the world and appearing in countless desserts, strawberries are one of the world’s most popular fruits. That’s all well and good, but what we need to know today is if our chickens …
There are days when it seems like there isn’t anything our chickens won’t eat. They’ll eat anything we can give them, everything they can catch in the yard, and every plant they can reach, including those perennials we worked so hard on. Oh well, at least it is nice to know they are getting a …
If you know anything at all about chickens, you know that their wild ancestors, the red jungle fowl, had a highly varied diet. Furthermore, our own chickens will eat all sorts of things if you let them free-range. The trick is that chickens can’t eat everything just because it grows in nature, and some things …
