If you catch your chickens scratching—themselves not the ground—be on the lookout for lice in your flock.
A lack of vitamin A in a chicken’s diet can lead to problems with its mucous-producing glands and egg-laying abilities.
An imbalanced diet can lead to rickets in chickens. Recognize the symptoms and take preventative measures with these tips.
The natural inclination for chickens to peck can be problematic if it turns aggressive and harmful to the flock.
I remember the first time I saw her. She was a little gray ball of fuzz, no bigger than a mouse.
Our chicks arrived on Friday, and now there are 10 red-and-yellow peeps in the living room. (Their brooder makes a good light for when me ‘n’ Uzzi creep in at night to use the computer.)
Before you add these new peepers to your coop, give them a good start to life with these helpful hints.
A profitable egg business requires more than raising healthy chickens. Use these tips to get your egg business up and running.
The Shamo is an ornamental chicken breed that produces a good amount of meat; however, the meat has been described as tough and isn’t favorable to every palate. Hens make good mothers, but fare poorly as layers.
The ornamental Sumatra chicken breed was originally used for fighting. Indonesian Island residents would catch Sumatra cocks during breeding season, use them in combat and release them once their seasonal aggression declined.
The delicate White-faced Black Spanish chicken breed has a unique white face, making it popular as an ornamental. Hens are non-broody and prolific layers of large, pure-white eggs.
This hardy and vigorous Ancona chicken is a year-round layer of white eggs.
