Chickens are by far the most popular breed to raise in the US. There are dozens of breeds to choose from, to fit any requirements or goals.
We’ll let you in about every aspect of raising chickens: feeding, housing, and much more!
One of the most enjoyable parts about owning chickens is seeing how they react to different foods that you give them. Sometimes they’ll turn their beak up, other times they will dig in with relish, and eagerly look forward to the next treat. Chickens can eat most whole fruits and vegetables, but not all. What …
Taking care of chickens is a full-time job, and anything you can do or anything you can use to make that task easier is usually money well spent. It turns out there is one product that can act as a supplement, a parasite preventative, and maybe even a dewormer. I’m talking about diatomaceous earth, or …
Should I Feed Diatomaceous Earth (DE) To My Flock of Chickens? Read More »
If you are trying to figure out which breed of chicken you want to get for starting your own flock, it can be intimidating. It seems like there are as many breeds as there are stars in the sky! Considering that each of them have their own unique advantages and disadvantages for keepers, you’ll want …
Black Australorp Chicken Breed – What You Need To Know Read More »
If you have looked into getting it chickens of your own, your research has probably shown you time and time again how important it is to keep them in a coop. Aside from being a comfortable place for them to rest at night, it is really their only line of defense against predators. If your …
If you’re planning on raising chickens, for whatever purpose, you’ll need to know your way around all of the many breeds that are available today. Each breed has its own unique characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages, and choosing a breed that is ill-suited for your purposes is only going to cause headaches. Today, we will be …
Cornish Cross Chicken Breed – What You Need to Know Read More »
Whether you have a small starter flock or a large and prosperous one, keeping track of your chickens for various purposes is an important part of the undertaking. After all, if you don’t know how many chickens you have and what you are doing with them there’s no way that you can know what you …
Animals can be more like people than you might think. They seem to have a whole range of emotions and idiosyncrasies that we can recognize. Or maybe we are just anthropomorphizing them. But in some cases the biological realities of life are more closely aligned than that. Chickens, for example, sneeze just like we do. …
Water is the source of life for virtually every living thing on Earth. Dehydration, one way or the other, will be a death sentence for people and animals. If you own livestock, you know how critical it is that they have constant access to fresh drinking water. We already know how much can chickens last …
Everyone has heard the eternal question: what came first, the chicken or the egg? And of course we all wait for the day when “the chickens come home to roost”. And then there are things said to be as “rare as hens’ teeth”. All pithy idioms to be sure, but this raises a legitimate question, …
So, What is the Difference Between a Chicken and a Hen? Read More »
When you think about it, chickens are amazing birds with impressive physiologies. Chickens are especially known for their remarkably keen eyesight, able to detect the slightest movement in their immediate environment. But there is a question that has long been debated by farmers and poultry enthusiasts alike. Can chickens see at night? No, chickens are …
