On average, a chicken’s lifespan is 5 to 10 years with healthy backyard chickens often living past 8 years. Their lifespan is highly dependent upon on a multitude of factors including breed,...
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If you see your chickens scratching themselves often, they may have chicken lice which is best treated with a diatomaceous earth dust bath. For more serious infections, a pyrethrin-based insecticide...
Chickens are NOT mammals. Instead, chickens are considered birds or fowls. A fowl is a bird that is kept for eggs and meat while roosters are also fowls, not mammals. For years, there have been...
First off, chickens do have ears but they’re very small and covered by feathers. Chickens can hear perfectly fine, even as young chicks, and it’s their main way to communicate with other members...
Yes, you can certainly eat a rooster. Rooster is commononly consumed in third world countries, although quite rare in the United States. You might actually be eating a rooster/cockerel if you...
Are You Buying a Pullet or a Hen? How to Tell the Difference
A pullet is a 'teenage' chicken while a hen is a fully-grown adult chicken. Pullet’s feathers are cleaner and brighter, although they lay smaller eggs and less frequently. Their temperament...