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Chickens do feel emotions like we do. They get jealous, sad, angry, depressed and I’m sure they are capable of loving too. I was just thinking of hen hen I had. Her name was Dora, but I called her Adorable, because she was the most loving little creature. 10 Things to Love About Chickens – … Read more

A real chicken is a breed of chicken that can do well at what chickens are meant to do — lay eggs, produce meat — like a Dorking or Plymouth Rock. In fact, I remember poultry judge Bruno Bortner calling an especially nice Dorking “a real chicken,” meaning it would be productive without pampering. Listed … Read more

Another sign that your chickens are too cold is hypothermia. This life threatening issue can set in if chickens get chilled and can’t properly warm themselves back up. It can happen when chickens get wet, maybe from standing outside in rain or snow, or if they’re exposed to a cold draft in the coop. Yet … Read more

Yes, apples are just as good and healthy for chickens as they are for us. Most fruits are fine for chickens, and help to provide a wide range of minerals, vitamins, and other good nutrition. It’s always worth double-checking a fruit is safe first. But very few aren’t. Can chicken have apples? Yes, chickens can … Read more

Chickens will go to bed when it gets dark. As long as there’s sun outside, the chickens will keep on playing. Most will turn in at sunset, ranging anywhere from 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM, depending on the season and where you live in the United States. Getting the chickens to go to bed at … Read more

The chickens will graze on and fertilize all the grass under the coop. If you are letting your girls free-feed on your lawn you will still need to mow it. Be careful not to spread any fertilizers or pesticides on the grass where your chickens are grazing. The main benefit of a grazing box is … Read more

Young spring chicks may molt several times before fall and thus skipping the normal molting season to continue their molting process the next year. One of the first things you may begin to notice is a shorter supply of eggs. Chickens feathers are made of 85% protein. Can chickens molt in winter? The molting can … Read more

The top benefit of eating liver is it’s very high B12 content. Sardines are very high in vitamin B12, and they’re also impressively high in something else vital to human health: omega-3 fatty acids. Grass-fed beef, feta cheese, nutritional yeast, atlantic mackerellamb, wild-caught salmon, cottage cheese, or eggs are a few more items to think … Read more

Like other birds, chickens also do not have lips. Chickens, being part of the bird species, have beaks in place of lips that serve them better. Beaks are better suited for chickens to find and eat food. Chickens have small tongues and no teeth. One more question we ran across in our research was “Does … Read more

Chickens enjoy all kinds of greens including grasses, leaves, plants etc. Fresh greens, tender grass clippings, table scraps, vegetables etc. are effective greens for your laying hens. Garlic or onions are strongly flavored vegetables. Avoid feeding your laying hens this types of vegetables because the flavor may transfer to their eggs. So, how to get … Read more