Chicken

Coccidiosis infects flock members through infected droppings of flock mates, new flock mates, and even from wild birds or other animals. However, it is rare for coccidiosis strains to be passed between two different species. One answer is that the coccidia that infect chickens do not affect other types of livestock, and vice versa. Different … Read more

Calcium Deficiency in Chickens The likely reason why your hens may lay soft-shelled eggs is that they still don’t have enough calcium. Calcium deficiency can result in laying low-quality eggs with poorly developed shells. Thin or soft shelled eggs are caused by: Not enough calcium in the diet. Calcium absorption problem. Too much ACV or … Read more

The most common place your chickens will get parasites is from wild birds. But you could also get mites and lice from mice, rats, raccoons, coyotes, and more. Any local wildlife can bring mites and lice into your yard and cause a mass infestation. Also, how do chickens get mites? One of several instances your … Read more

If you do let your chickens out, though, they most likely will tear up your garden and take dust baths in it. You can try putting a chickenwire fence around your garden and clipping your chicken’s wings. They also eat grass, but it grows back green and lush in the spring due to their ahem … Read more

Red meat has become a demonized ingredient in recent years. But researchers in California find white meat poses an equal risk to blood cholesterol levels, which can lead to heart disease. This was true even if a person’s overall diet was low in saturated fatA diet which excludes meat was found to do the least … Read more

A chicken (called a pullet until she is a year old), begins laying eggs when she is about 18 to 20 weeks old or so. Some breeds begin when they are older, however. Healthy chickens lay eggs most reliably in their first 2 to 3 years. When do chickens breed? Start breeding in the spring. … Read more

You can feed your chickens bananas at any time of the year. The peels should be sliced or boiled before they are fed to your chickens. But be careful when giving them bananas – the skin of a banana is hard and may hurt your chicken. You must never give your hens a banana without … Read more

In “Why Chicken Means So Much to Me”, Sherman Alexie describes the highs and lows of growing up poor on an indian reservation through the eyes of a young boy named Junior. First learning that although hunger was an ongoing issue, it was far from the worst part about being poor. Seeds (Lotus seeds, Watermelon … Read more

At 15-18 months of age, and every year thereafter, chickens will replace their feathers. Feathers will fall out to make room for new feather growth. During this time, hens will stop laying eggs. Also, do chickens ever stop laying eggs? Some times your chickens will stop laying because they have reached old age. The age … Read more

They may begin laying as early as 16 weeks! The downside of this is that they usually don’t live much longer than three years and production drops off in the second year. Rhode Island Reds, Delawares’ and Barred rocks are also early to lay- usually around 18-20 weeks. While we were reading we ran into … Read more