In cold conditions, baby chicks will require a heat lamp until they are 7 weeks old and are spending hours outside their brooder. In warm to hot conditions, you can switch off the heat lamp after...
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Like most other birds, chickens can fly, though not so well. Your average chicken can fly at a height of up to 10 ft. and for a distance of 50 ft. However, different breeds of chicken have different...
Hay, straw and hemp are the ideal choices as bedding material for chicken coops. These are cheap, easy to install and readily available at most agricultural and hardware stores. Leaves and pine...
Chickens lay anywhere from 60 to 300 eggs per year, with their quantity based on breed rather than climate, diet or easy access to nesting boxes. The popular ISA Brown breed are egg-laying machines...
Breaking a broody hen is best done by removing a hen from a nesting box and having her isolated in a cage with food and water. If that's not possible, then a cold water bath or placing a frozen...
If you’ve noticed that your backyard chicken has started limping, there are several conditions that could be causing internal or external foot problems. Fortunately, once the condition is...