Holistic home remedies can prevent problems as well as help minor injuries and treat symptoms, providing a comforting supplement to veterinary care.
Winter poses its own threats to chickens. Use these tips to keep your flock protected and safe during the coldest months of the year.
Sometimes it's so cold that chickens need to stay inside the coop, but that might not be enough to prevent frostbite. Here's how to spot it and what to do.
Chicks, ducklings and goslings are available from many sources. Here are some pros and cons of each, as well as the idea of buying grown birds.
Share the joys and responsibilities of chicken keeping with your child by entrusting him or her with these entry-level tasks.
This round of contenders is led by a calf and a goat. Also making appearances are goslings, pigs, chickens, a cow and her calves, and a very cute bunny.
Plan to raise a backyard flock? Familiarize yourself with local ordinances on these four issues that might affect your chicken aspirations.
You'll need to battle nature to prevent water and eggs from freezing, but you'll also need to help your flock fight boredom for its own safety. Here's how.
Raising chicks in the fall and winter gives your layers a leg up come springtime. Here are the basics of how best to do it.
Our holiday took a surprising twist when Fat Boy took alarmingly ill. Was it cold-weather exposure or one of two diseases that could sicken our other birds?
The Lamona, created in the early 20th century, is a high-quality, dual-purpose chicken breed. Lamona hens typically lay more than 200 eggs a year.
In this final of four parts, we learn how chickens adapted to what they couldn't escape via migration. Molting for winter months is a perfect example.
