Mark Hudson

Tips for Raising Chickens in Winter. How to keep chickens warm in winter: Do not add heat lamps. Chickens, especially cold-tolerant breeds, can withstand winter temperatures without supplemental heat. What to feed chickens in winter: A common myth is to feed oatmeal to birds in the winter. Some additional items to pay attention too are: … Read more

Chickens normally stop eating before they stop drinking unless the digestive system is blocked completely. A bullied chicken will stay away from the feed and water and hide away. It may have missing feathers or pinch marks on it’s comb from the bullies beak. Sometimes with blood showing. What happens to a young chicken when … Read more

Even the steam from your chicken soup is beneficial. “Steam can open up airways, making it easier to breathe. It also has a mild anti-inflammatory effect that can help relax your muscles and soothe the discomforts of cold symptoms, ” Allonen said. Rennard et al. ] Yet, chicken soup’s healing properties extends beyond mitigating the … Read more

Brush each chicken tender with olive oil, and sprinkle the seasoning mix on the surface. Arrange the tenders on the baking sheet in a spaced manner. Once it’s ready, take the baked chicken tenders out, and leave it to sit for five minutes before serving. How to Make Fried Chicken Strips. Place on a baking … Read more

Straw can carry mites. You can bring it onto your site with you without knowing. Wild birds or animals. Probably the most common way mites move around. Recent flock additions. Not quarantining new birds is another way mites can get onto your chickens. You or your pets. You could bring one from a fellow keepers … Read more

Put some olive oil in the bottom of a 9×13 pan (just enough to put the drumsticks on).Add drumsticks (space enough apart so they aren’t touching each other).. Sprinkle generously with pepper and garlic powder. Sprinkle lightly with salt. Bake at 375° F for half an hour. Bake another half an hour, or until cooked … Read more

So as you can see, the steps are quite simple to deep fry chicken wings: Prepare and chill the wings to make them extra crispy when fried. Coat the wings with seasoning and optional flour. Heat the oil to 375 °F (190 °C).. Deep-fry the wings for 8-10 minutes. Transfer the wings to a plate … Read more

Chicken thighs and all chicken dark meat tend to taste better when cooked to a higher temperature —175 to 180 F—due to their higher amounts of connective tissue. Cooking thigh meat to 165 F will yield chewy, rubbery meat, but at 175 to 180 F, it will be tender and juicy as the collagen melts … Read more

Chickens can become egg bound for many reasons, but here are the most common causes: Double-Yolkers (I know you love them, they are practically the trophy of the chicken world, but they can be a beast for your hen to expel) Odd or unusually shaped eggs Underlying infections of the reproductive system Genetics (if you … Read more

The most common way chickens catch lice is through wild birds, adding new birds to an existing flock without quarantine or from contaminated clothing or equipment. A female louse can lay between 50-300 eggs in her short 3 week lifespan, so you need to make sure to treat your chickens as soon as you spot … Read more