Latest backyard chicken stories
Latest Stories
Types of Chickens
Dominique Chickens: Rose Comb, Barred Plumage, and Care
Types of Chickens
Leghorn Chickens: White Eggs, Active Birds, and Care
Types of Chickens
Welsummer Chickens: Speckled Eggs, Sexing Limits, and Care
Common Questions
What Is a Pullet? Age, Point of Lay, and Buying Questions
Other Fowl
Keeping Ducks and Chickens Together: Separate Water, Feed, and Risks
Common Questions
Can Chickens Swim? Brief Floating Does Not Make Water Safe
Common Questions
Chicken Diapers: Limited Uses, Hygiene, and Welfare
Other Fowl
Guinea Fowl or Chickens? Compare Noise, Roaming, and Daily Care
General Care
Introducing Chickens: Quarantine, Visual Contact, and Safe Access
General Care
Which Animals Can Share a Property with Chickens?
Types of Chickens
Cochin Chickens: Broodiness, Feathered Feet, and Care
Common Questions
Why Roosters Crow: Internal Clocks and Flock Communication
Diseases & Ailments
Egg-Bound Chicken: Warning Signs and When to Get Help
Housing
Reducing Flies Around a Chicken Coop: Remove the Breeding Sites
General Care
Keeping Chickens Cool: Shade, Water, Airflow, and Warning Signs
General Care
Chicken Names for Hens and Roosters: Funny and Familiar Ideas
Diseases & Ailments
Chicken Worms and Dewormers: Diagnosis Before Treatment
Housing
Chicken Coop Heaters: When Heat Is Needed and What to Check
Common Questions
Rooster Spurs: Growth, Injuries, and Safer Management
Types of Chickens
Salmon Faverolles: Five Toes, Feathered Feet, and Flock Care
Other Fowl
Quail Eggs: Size, Cooking, Storage, and Keeping Quail
Types of Chickens
Bantam Chicken Care: Equipment, Mixed Flocks, and Climate
Housing