What’s The Average Lifespan Of Chickens, Anyway?
May 11, 2022How long does a chicken live? If cared for properly, chickens can have a lifespan of a decade or more, producing eggs for much of that time.
Rats In The Chicken Run?! How To Get & Keep Them Out
May 4, 2022Safeguarding your hens’ environment against intruding rats is critically important. But what happens if rats get in the chicken run anyway?
Interested In Raising Turkeys? Learn From Our Turkey Tales
May 2, 2022Holidays and special dinners are just better with homegrown turkey on the table, but keep these things in mind when considering getting heritage turkeys of your own.
How To Try To Revive A Chick With Health Concerns
April 27, 2022Sometimes, a newborn chick will experience health struggles and need some help from its keeper. Here are a few ways to revive struggling chicks.
Chickens Get Bad Habits, But You Can Help
April 15, 2022There aren’t bad chickens, but your birds can certainly develop some bad habits. From egg-eating to sleeping in trees, here are common problems (and what you can do).
Can You Identify This Mystery Chicken Breed?
April 13, 2022This large, white chicken lays brown eggs and has striking features great for showing. Can you guess what it is? Read on for the answer!
Noisy Chickens: All About Fowl Language
April 13, 2022It’s true that roosters can make quite a racket. But female chickens get plenty noisy, too, and these communications are nothing to worry about.
Chickens Will Eat It All! (So Be Careful)
April 6, 2022What will chickens eat? Honestly, just about anything, so be careful of the few things that can hurt your flock of precious birds.
Top 5 Worms In Chickens & What You Should Do
March 30, 2022Chickens get a wide variety of worms, which are both common and typically no cause for alarm. Here are the top five and what you need to do.
Follow The Farmer-ish Journey Of Chick Outta Water
March 24, 2022Susan from the Michigan-based Chick Outta Water tells us about warding off hawks, battling coyotes and coming up with food-based chick names.
