Month: April 2022

When ranging in the yards, chickens will find a cornucopia of protein- and vitamin-rich food on their own, including insects and grubs, vegetation and seeds. Fairly indiscriminate, they may even sample such yard fare as skinks, toads or small snakes before determining it is not to their taste. Researchers have discovered that chickens have taste … Read more

Chicken noodle soup makes a great fallback for the cold winter days because of its wonderful nutrients. The ingredients are soothing to the throat, easy to digest, and taste great. You should be wondering “What kind of soup makes you feel better when you’re sick?” Some have found that But then there are some foods … Read more

Generally speaking, we have found that they start to roost at around 8 to 12 weeks. The reason for that is because when they’re chicks, they naturally want to huddle together in a clump on the floor, which is how they stay safe. If you think about it, in the wild they want to cluster … Read more

No, chickens cannot eat bell pepper leaves. While the ripe pepper is safe for chickens, unripe peppers, leaves and plant stems contain solanine and are toxic to chickens. Yes, chickens can eat ripe bell peppers scraps. Yes, chickens can eat all parts of the beet plant. Yes, chickens can eat all parts of the beet … Read more

If your chickens have access to the garden, they will absolutely destroy it. At least a little bit. Chickens are voracious and indiscriminate ground scavengers, who love nothing more than to scratch through the earth to find tasty morsels such as grubs, bugs, and seeds. Have a little fence around your vegetable garden. Your chickens … Read more

Chickenpox spreads easily. It is most contagious on the day before the rash appears. It spreads from person to person through direct contact with the virus. How contagious is chicken pox? Chickenpox is a very contagious infection. Around 90% of people who have not previously had chickenpox will become infected when they come into contact … Read more

Alarm noises on chickens can range from warning calls to other birds to just general squawks of alarm. Some more ideas to think about are: proclamation or assertive noises, reassuring noises, or conversational noises. Chicken: cluck, crow cha-caw, bah-gawk (female) cock-a-doodle-doo (male) Chinchilla: squeak: Cicada: chirp. You should be wondering “What sound does a chicken … Read more

Chickens stop laying eggs for a variety of reasons. Hens may lay fewer eggs due to light, stress, poor nutrition, molt or age. Some of these reasons are natural responses, while others can be fixed with simple changes and egg laying can return to normal. If you’re a backyard chicken raiser,. While I was writing … Read more

Another reason your chickens could be losing their feathers is vent gleet, which is a fungal infection in the vent (where your chicken expels waste and eggs) and it can cause some pretty nasty whitish/yellowish discharge along with a loss of feathers. Think of it like a yeast infection. It’s gross and it’s definitely not … Read more

A hen can lay only one egg in a day and will have some days when it does not lay an egg at all. The reasons for this laying schedule relate to the hen reproductive system. A hen’s body begins forming an egg shortly after the previous egg is laid, and it takes 26 hours … Read more