When you’re met with a pile of watery chicken poop, it’s enough to send you back to bed but finding out the cause is important for the wellbeing of your chickens. Now you may not even think about a closer examination of your chickens’ droppings but they really can tell you how they’re doing and …
A vast majority of the members in the chicken community raise chickens to have a constant supply of fresh eggs and poultry and mainly consider chickens as just another farm animal. There is still a small percentage that raises them for pets. Sometimes, even if you weren’t intending for it to happen, some chickens may …
While some members of the chicken community may be steadfastly against using electric fencing for their chickens, many others wouldn’t have it any other way. Electric fences serve many uses besides just keeping your chickens inside their run. These uses include not only keeping predators out and away from your precious flock, but also “teaching” …
There’s no doubt that owning and raising backyard chickens can be a very fulfilling task. Many in the chicken community choose to raise them for the benefits of having fresh eggs daily. Others may choose to raise ornamental chickens and spoil them so they can show them off. Sometimes we just want to take advantage …
Raising your own backyard chickens can be very rewarding both emotionally and financially. One benefit of raising your own flock is that you know for sure what they are eating. This means that you know they are getting a nutritious balanced diet and that the eggs you will be eating are going to be nutritious, …
