Eggs can turn bad for many reasons. Here’s how to recognize—and prevent—the conditions that cause these odiferous ovals before it’s too late.
Our Black Orpington’s lame foot was caused by more than just stepping on something sharp. Here’s how we dealt with bumblefoot, the crippling poultry condition.
Mice are a fact of life when you have chickens, but you can do many things to discourage their presence. Here's what to look for and do.
Are you concerned that your flock's eggs might contain Salmonella? I sought expert sources for safety guidelines and facts about farm vs. store-bought eggs.
Chicken-keepers can mitigate the cost of chicken feed only so much. The real savings are in efficiencies we can employ in the feeding process.
In part two of this three-part series, we look past buying chicks. Here are the basics on how to incubate and hatch eggs to start or expand your flock.
We searched the web and found a wicked t-shirt, a fowl flag, crunchy cricket treats and stylish egg rings.
Incubators were all the rage in the early 20th century, but plenty of advice also existed on incubation and hatching via broodies.
Keeping poultry opens your eyes to a world most fowl: rubber chickens on bicycles and in recycle bins, chicken sculptures and costumes at Scandinavian castles, and poultry yard art in the American Midwest.
I gave in to a lifelong desire and bought 6 chicks. Now we have a flock of 46.
Chickens get snacks in the form of bugs that eat wood chips, and you eventually get compost from the wood chips and chicken poop.
The Welsummer, a breed that originated in the Netherlands, has been a breakfast-cereal mascot and is known for its earth-tone eggs.
