When it comes to caring for your chickens, nutrition is just as important as housing and safety. This is especially true for laying hens. Many chicken owners feed various things to their birds but know very little about them, one of which is chicken egg shells. Overall, egg shells can be fed to chickens as…
Chickens are very intelligent birds and they are also very good flyers. Many chicken owners get annoyed with their chickens escaping the coop or fenced area and roaming outside or into the neighbor’s yards and might decide to clip the wings of their chickens. In general, wing clipping is not necessary for all chickens. However,…
Water is the most necessary nutrient for all living organisms, including chickens. However, many chicken owners are unaware of the importance of water and its role in the health and production of chickens, and they usually provide low-quality or dirty water to their birds. In general, giving dirty water to chickens increases the risk of…
Chickens are highly intelligent birds, and evolutionary changes have made their brain functionality far more complex than we previously thought. The complex brain allows chickens to have incredible life experiences similar to humans, one of which is dreaming. Just like humans, chickens can also experience dreams when they are asleep. According to research, birds, including…
Chickens are one of the most common poultry birds kept on farms and homesteads worldwide. They provide us with meat and fresh eggs while keeping pests at bay in our backyards. However, chickens, like any other animal, are susceptible to various diseases and require proper preventive measures, such as vaccination, to stay safe. Overall, whether…
Even though baby chicks are among the cutest creatures you will ever encounter, they are also one of the most sensitive. They are vulnerable to a variety of different health conditions one of which is feather loss. Overall, baby chicks lose their feathers because of imbalanced nutrition, illnesses, and poor management, but there may be…
Chickens are classified as a bird species because they have wings and feathers, but despite having large wings and a feathered body, they are not very good flyers. In general, chickens cannot fly for long distances, but their wings assist them in short flights and while jumping or climbing over obstacles like walls or fences….
Do you know that the dark period greatly influences the behavior, health, and egg laying in chickens? Many chicken owners and farmers don’t know exactly when chickens lay their eggs because it is a very private moment for chickens. Chickens don’t lay their eggs during the night. Chickens are not nocturnal creatures, so they are…
Protecting your homestead from predators is always important, but sometimes it can be tricky seeing more elusive creatures such as snakes when they’re creeping around your property. Many areas have venomous snakes, like copperheads, that can be found creeping around chicken coops, but will they kill a member of your flock? A copperhead is a…
Questions regarding chickens and eggs are one of the things most people are curious about when it comes to this fun and feathery species of fowl. Something I had always wondered was why and how chickens lay an egg almost every day. Well, there’s a reason behind it, and I’ll tell you why! A hen…
