Mark Hudson

Short Answer: Image Stabilization In simple terms, chickens’ eyes don’t have the ability to focus on a stationary objects while their bodies are moving. Keeping their heads still is their way of correcting their vision. Why do chickens’heads stay still when their bodies get moved? Depending on where the neck is cut, you will see … Read more

Overall, chickens can make great pets. They are intelligent animals with unique personalities that make them interesting creatures to keep on your homestead. There are many benefits to keeping chickens as pets, such as having access to fresh eggs. However, chickens should not be treated like domesticated dogs or cats. You could be thinking “Do … Read more

According to the Agricultural Land Use Guidelines and Standards for Texas, chickens can be used for an AG exemption, yes. This is great news for all chicken owners. But before you get carried away, it’s not as simple as saying you have some backyard chickens and getting ‘farm credits’ as the tax exemption is often … Read more

Elevate a chicken coop off the ground at least 1 foot for many reasons. An elevated coop ensures air can circulate around the coop, can prevent flooding in flood-prone areas, and prevents rats and mice from nesting. Make sure it doesn’t have any holes for mice and other rodents to get in. What do chicken … Read more

Most chickens aren’t interested in attacking humans. Hens rarely attack unless they’re sitting on eggs or protecting young chicks. So if you’ve got a broody hen on your hands, just know, it’s natural and normal for her to peck at you, to fluff up, and even growl if you so much as look at her. … Read more

Tips On Using a Food ThermometerAccording to the USDA, chicken must be cooked to the minimum safe temperature of 165 F (73.9 C) (all parts). Insert the thermometer into the thickest part of a thigh, but not touching bone or gristle. Check the chicken near the end of the cooking time, before the estimated time … Read more

Roosters are useful as wind vanes because their tail is the perfect shape to catch the wind. Symbolically, the rooster is the first to see the rising sun and announce the day. Why do weather vanes have a rooster on the top? Since churches were usually main landmarks in a community, weather vanes were placed … Read more

You just need to be patient, gentle, and above all, knowledgeable about rooster behavior. Roosters attack because they are programmed to do it. In their wild early days, chickens, of course, didn’t have people to protect them. They had their own intelligence and their (very limited) flight ability. As you can imagine, they didn’t have … Read more

*All parts of the food must reach a temperature of at least 165°F for 15 seconds. Reheating must be done rapidly, within 2 hours after being removed from refrigeration. Foods reheated in a microwave oven must be reheated so that all parts of the food reach a temperature of at least 165°F. Chicken thighs and … Read more

Even if a chicken lost its feather in a fight with a predator, they will eventually grow back. Their feathers will not grow back immediately though and may seem unsightly for some time. Feather growing for birds is often an energy intensive process, which can be affected by several different factors. This begs the question … Read more