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...
Category: Raising Chicken
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...
Chickens do eat grass and it will form part of their balanced diet. Chickens will prefer short, fresh and green grass and plenty of it, so ensure you're able to balance their grass pecking with...
Chickens do eat ticks without any impact to their health. If ticks are present on your property, they can form a staple part of your flock's diet, while providing you with some form of natural pest...
You can stop a chicken from eating her own eggs by collecting eggs frequently, building a rollaway nesting box or placing fake eggs in their coops. The most common reason a chicken starts eating an...