Check Out This Essential Chick Brooder Checklist
May 30, 2023New chicks means it’s time to check the brooder for drafts, damage and other detrimental conditions. This checklist will get your brooder up and ready for new baby birds!
Earn Some Extra “Clucks” With Exotic Bird Breeds
May 29, 2023Exotic birds can provide some varied beauty and sustainable income for many hobby farmers, but you need to follow a few rules to raise these fowl right.
Feed Chickens Food Scraps To Reduce Waste (& Your Feed Bill)
May 17, 2023It’s important to provide appropriate rations for poultry, but your chickens will enjoy food scraps, too. Check out these “free” foods for the coop!
3 Chicken Feeder Designs To Fit Your Needs & Budget
May 10, 2023If you’re considering chickens but unsure what feeder is right, check out these 3 chicken feeder types for your needs and budget.
What To Do (& Not Do) When Building A Chicken Tractor
May 8, 2023When this chicken-keeper decided to build a DIY chicken tractor using salvaged materials, not everything went smoothly. Here’s what worked and didn’t in this DIY build.
Raise & Market Specialty Poultry For Meat & Profit
May 1, 2023Chickens are the obvious poultry choice, but there’s a strong market for specialty poultry, too, such as goose, quail, guinea fowl and more.
Why Don’t Chickens Lay Eggs In The Winter?
April 26, 2023In this article, we shed some light on why chickens don’t lay eggs in the winter months—and when you can expect your backyard broodies to start again.
Shutterclucks: Chickens Editors Choose Reader Photos
April 20, 2023In the March/April 2023 issue of Chickens magazine, editors chose the best of the flock from submitted reader photos. Enjoy this gallery of beloved backyard chickens!
How To Give Your Chicken A Belly Rub
April 19, 2023Just like dogs and other domestic animals, a chicken will enjoy the occasional belly rub—so long as the bird trusts you to do it right.
Chickens? Ducks? Birds Of A Feather Can Flock Together
April 19, 2023There are good reasons to keep chickens, ducks or both. Here are some basic pointers for each poultry species when considering adding backyard birds.
