Month: April 2022

Chickens that are exposed to fleas can become infested. Fleas can cause many symptoms in your chickens and can even lead to death. Chickens are not commonly infested by dog or cat fleas but rather have their own type of fleas. Can chickens give fleas to dogs or cats? If a chicken has fleas, it … Read more

, and lcw1995. Iv’e been loosing my chickens latley to something that I have no idea what., and carolinagirl58. I don’t think any breed of domestic chicken can actually fly like a bird, although some can get off the ground and go over things better than others. Invitetanner, chris09, wilds of pagootziecatillia, the turken lady, … Read more

Chickens do not vomit in the same way as we do. They can ‘throw up’ contents from their crop, stomach, and digestive system, however. This is usually a sign that there is something wrong with your hen and it’s in need of some help. Are chickens monogastric? Digestion is the process by which large, complex … Read more

Chickens however are not built to swim: No webbed feet Feathers are not waterproof Lack the ability to ‘right’ themselves in water Just because chickens aren’t built to swim doesn’t mean they can’t try ! Chickens can paddle quite well without webbed feet, but obviously the strokes are not as powerful as a ducks, so … Read more

When a chicken eats, it will repeatedly peck at a large piece of food and bang it against the ground to break the food into small enough pieces to swallow. The pieces of food are then stored in the chicken’s crop, which is a balloon-type pouch at the base of the neck just right of … Read more

The most common way chickens die is: Predation. Being eaten by foxes, mink and other carnivores is probably the biggest killer of backyard chickens. Bacterial or viral infections kill chickens easily. It is possible for chickens to be so loaded with internal or external parasites that they die., and old age. This one comes to … Read more

3/4 cup oil14 corn tortillas2 1/2 cups homemade enchilada sauce or one 28-ounce can or jarred store-bought sauce2 1/2 cups shredded cheese or other fillings like cooked and seasoned ground beef or cooked and shredded chicken. One of the next things we wondered was: how long to cook enchiladas in the oven? Ingredients2 pounds lean … Read more

Chickens lay eggs only after receiving a light cue, either from natural sunlight entering a coop or artificial light illuminating a commercial egg hatchery. The light stimulates a photo-receptive gland near the chicken’s eye, which in turn triggers the release of an egg cell from the chicken’s ovary. Brown and white chicken eggs. Keep reading … Read more

Avocadoes (mainly the pit and peel) As with most of the things on this list, I was able to find several people who report feeding avocado to their flock without Chocolate or Candy. One of the theories supporting the idea that chickens may very well be related to velociraptors is that they evolved into the … Read more

One of the most usual reasons why your chickens fail to lay eggs is because of their diet. Even if you provide them with enough water and protein, your hens still struggle to produce eggs. A couple additional ideas to pay attention too are: illnesses may affect them, you interrupted with their routines, or old … Read more