Building your own DIY chicken brooder is a fun and affordable project to take on before you start your journey with raising chicks. There are many unique plans available with designs that can be...

Wyandottes, Orpingtons, and Rhode Island Reds are some of the best dual-purpose chickens for beginners. These offer great egg production of around 200 large eggs every year, and their bodies are...

Spraddle leg or splay leg is where a baby chick's feet are turned sideways which limits their ability to move around in the brooder. This is often caused by a slippery brooder surface or unfavorable...

A lash egg is a nasty-looking mass of pus, tissue, and yolk-like substance and can be a sign of an underlying health issue. This rare phenomenon is also known as a rubber, inspissated or caseous egg...

Roosters do have balls, but they are not visible as they remain inside their body even during mating, while chickens do not have balls. The penis also remains inside the body and a rooster will mate...

The Swedish Black Hen is a Swedish chicken breed, thought to have been brought to Norway and later Sweden from Mozambique by sailors in the 17th century. Over time, the Swedish Black Hen has adapted...