Dive into our Chicken Health category for comprehensive advice on keeping your chickens in top shape. Discover expert tips on feeding, water requirements, brain health, vaccines, and more. We provide the essential knowledge to ensure your chickens’ well-being and prevent common health issues.
Unless your property has a body of water, most people raising chickens probably haven’t thought much about whether they can swim or not. While these birds aren’t necessarily built for the act of swimming, it is certainly not impossible for them to do so. They may not be as graceful as their waterfowl counterpart, the…
Chickens, which are kept predominantly as a source of food and are one of the most cultivated animals globally, are usually prey for other, bigger predators. But what if chickens were sometimes the killers? Have you recently caught your chicken being the predator rather than the prey? Chickens are natural omnivores, meaning they eat both…
Chickens usually decrease egg production or entirely stop laying when it’s hot. The temperature has a great impact on egg production in chickens. Summer is a difficult time for poultry, but I will give you certain guidelines that will help you maximize egg production even when it’s hot. Chickens stop laying eggs when it’s hot,…
Observing chickens every day is part of many farmer’s and backyard flock raiser’s routines. You can find out a lot about the health of your chickens by watching their behaviors and checking the color of their combs and wattles. A chicken’s comb is an external indicator of its overall condition and health because having a…
Every avid raiser of chickens aspires to have a happy and healthy flock. Knowing the signs of content and happy chickens is the first step in knowing if you are doing the right things for them. They need to be provided with treats and attention, as well as plenty of free-range time in the yard….
Chickens and the variety of personalities and emotions that they can have are vastly misunderstood. While they may not be like a parrot or other social talking birds, chickens have a way of showing their affection to their owners in different but similar ways. They are chickens after all and not shoulder birds, but it…
The first time I saw one of my chickens laying on its side, I immediately went into a full-blown panic and ran outside, only for her to jump up and walk away. Later, I learned that this terrifying behavior which has been referred to as a “death stretch” is actually completely normal. In the many years…
Like any other animal, the chicken needs to sleep, as it needs to be healthy enough to have the energy to lay eggs on a regular basis. As such, it is important for you to know more about the different sleeping habits of a chicken so that you can give it a conducive environment for…
Those who own backyard chickens are well aware of what their chickens do on a regular basis whenever these birds are active. But not many people have actually seen chickens in a state of inactivity or whenever they are asleep, or even know how chickens sleep. After all, it is important to know how chickens…
Just like we humans have social order, it seems so do chickens. We have bosses, employees, government leaders, supervisors, you get the point. Chickens also have a social hierarchy, which we call a ‘pecking order’. Chickens kill other chickens because they have a social hierarchy called a ‘pecking order’. The pecking order establishes who is…