Chicken

Note: Chickens shouldn’t sleep in their nesting boxes. If you find a hen is sleeping in one, remove her and put her in the roost. The roost should be higher than the nesting box. Technically, chickens don’t need nesting boxes at all. They can lay eggs anywhere they feel comfortable. You don’t want to put … Read more

In most cases, chickens are aggressive to each other because they have a desire to establish the pecking order. Although the pecking order isn’t always at the root of chicken aggression, it is often to blame for minor issues of violence in your flock. Then, are your chickens bullying each other? I can dig in! … Read more

Hardware cloth is used similarly as chicken wire. But, the main difference is that hardware cloth is thicker and made from more durable materials. Instead of being twisted, it’s woven together, and often it is welding to keep its shape. You can still bend and form hardware cloth in the way you wish, but it … Read more

Theories on the origin of the different colors in eggs Plumage color of the chickens. The most popular theory relates to the color of the plumage of chickens. Diet affects egg color. Another hypothesis is related to the diet of the chickens. Keeping the chickens is crucial, or race and genes determine the color of … Read more

Chickens can handle very cold temperatures. Some experts say chickens don’t really start suffering until the temperature inside their coop falls to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. How cold can chickens survive? Chickens can survive quite well with temperatures down into the teens. This of course begs the question “Can chickens tolerate cold weather?” In general, … Read more

Yes, a chicken run should be covered. While a designated roof is seen as optional, some form of covering is not. You need to consider that chickens can escape and get up over top. Do you need a chicken run for chicks? Chickens need a safe place to spend their days. Although most predators hunt … Read more

Happy little chicken that was created by cross breeding a brown egg layer and a blue egg layer. Cold hardy chickens that originated in Sweden and lay moss green eggs. A cross between Faverolles and Amerucanas, this chicken that lays colored eggs will fill your basket with sage green eggs. What is the best chicken … Read more

Chickens are either farmed as ‘broilers’ (for meat) or laying hens (for eggs). Both are most commonly reared in intensive farms in the US and much of the rest of the world. Most modern chicken farms use “nipple” watering systems as another water-saving tool. When the birds press the pin, water is released. Another thing … Read more

However, the eating rocks part is real. Chickens swallow food whole and eat small rocks, called grit, to help them grind up their food. Chickens that are loose can find their own grit, chickens that are inside need to have grit provided to them. Grit is mixture of small pebbles or crushed stones that chickens … Read more

Reasons your bantams are not laying eggs : Bantams are mostly seasonal layers, certainly more so than large fowl chickens. Bantams are mostly bred for show and as such are not selected for their egg laying ability. Bantams are more prone to broodiness and can take weeks to break off and return to egg laying., … Read more