Chicken Behaviour
5 Backyard Chores For Your Chickens
Chickens are actually hard workers! Here’s what they can do to help you on the farm. When most people think about the work chickens do on a farm, it’s usually their role in laying eggs to feed the farmer’s family – and, perhaps eventually, become a Sunday dinner to enjoy. In truth, chickens can do…
Are My Hens Eating Their Own Eggs? Yes, They Might Be – And Here’s How to Stop It
We won’t call it how we see it, but yes, your chickens may choose to eat their own eggs. Here’s why and how to stop it.
4 Ways to Keep Your Chickens Entertained
Keeping chickens takes more than setting up a coop and hoping for eggs. Boredom and loneliness are both real things when it comes to chickens. They love being busy and keeping entertained. If you let your chickens be free-range, you may think that allowing them access to your yard is entertainment enough. However, they will…
How to Deal With Chicken Bullies
Chickens are highly intelligent creatures. Having a backyard or farm chicken coop not only provides you with eggs and nourishment for you and your family, but it can also be an entertaining experience. However, when a bully joins the flock, it can lead to a stressful time for you and your hens. Is my chicken…
5 Essential Tools For Chicken Raising Beginners
Raising chickens can be rewarding for anyone, thanks to their easy upkeep. Once you’ve taken care of your chickens’ three basic needs (food, water, and shelter), your days are pretty much set to watch those little cluckers frolic in their coop. There are some essential tools, however, that you should keep in mind to keep…
How to make a DIY dust bath for your chickens
A chicken covered in dirt is a happy chicken! Your chicken is going to dust bathe regardless. Creating your own dust bath ensures that your chickens are bathing in beneficial dirt rather than dirt that contains loads of bacteria that will harm your chickens. Take a peck below on how to create your own DIY…