Category Backyard Chickens

If you have a few hens and are considering getting a rooster. You may start to wonder how roosters mate with hens. I currently have six hens and one rooster, so I have seen this process close up many times.…

You will notice some dominant behavior among your hens if you keep chickens, either as a free-range flock or confines to a coop. They will fight to settle a pecking order, and roosters will fight over hens. Chickens have very…

As someone who has kept chickens for many years, I have learned several tricks to outsmart even the most cunning egg-eating hen in your coop! This is a common challenge faced by poultry owners. You look forward to enjoying fresh…

We are usually far more concerned about the health of our chickens or our chicken coop designs. Appropriate chicken feed storage is something that is often overlooked and not given much thought to. Unfortunately, if your chicken’s feed is stored…

Birds are delicate creatures, and chickens are no exception. When your chicken starts limping, you should always investigate. Unfortunately, determining the cause is sometimes tricky, and there are many reasons why a chicken may limp.  Chickens may limp because of…

Chickens are such a common sight in a farmyard that they are almost taken for granted. Not many people think twice about them or their lives. Most people eat eggs regularly without thinking about how they are produced. Chickens are…

We all need a balanced diet to meet our vitamin requirements, and chickens are no exception. Vitamins are essential to keep chickens healthy and to allow them to grow and function optimally. Sometimes chickens can become deficient in specific vitamins.  …

Most people are used to the wake-up calls of a rooster crowing in the early hours of the morning, while to other people, this sound can be the bane of their existence. But there is a lot more to a…

If you have delved into the chicken world at all, you have probably come across an aggressive rooster at some stage. My current bantam cochin rooster has an aggressive side. Although roosters are small compared to people, they can still…

We all need a holiday sometimes but going away when you own chickens adds an extra layer of difficulty and responsibility. Unfortunately, there are no chicken boarding houses, such as there are for dogs, cats, or parrots. Chickens must be…