The Roman goose goes back to ancient times. Its bright personality and vocal nature make it good for guarding smaller poultry such as chickens.
By having the right chicken breeds and adding proper light, you can continue to produce and collect farm-fresh eggs through winter.
Regardless of whether they are farm-fresh or store-bought, there are right and wrong ways to store eggs. Here are some basic tips.
Leftovers have their limit before they affect chicken health, so for supplemental treats, try products with names such as Crackleberry, Fly Fiesta and Grubblies.
Chickens editors asked for photos, and readers sent them in. Here are some of the best.
In the second part of this series, we continue alphabetically through chicken ailments, covering dehydration, egg binding and egg eating.
Infestations of certain types of mites, lice and fleas can decrease egg production and affect bird health. Learn to fight these parasites.
This round of contenders is led by a group of cows watching a fencing project. Also appearing are a honeybee, goats, a rooster and a smiling lamb.
Rocks, cigarette butts, small mammals—chickens eat some alarming things. As it turns out, most of them are not cause for concern.
Vaccination data can be hard to obtain, and many vaccines are designed and packaged for large, commercial operations. Here are basic facts.
In this Q&A, an author and chicken expert advises readers about choosing chicks as well as a winter comb issue.
Hatching eggs with an incubator is pretty easy. But with a broody hen, you can experience one of nature’s exciting life cycles.
