Chicken lovers can’t help but treat their chooks to something fun every once and awhile. We love to watch our flock happily gobble up any goodies we offer them. Whether it’s table scraps, worms, or commercial treats, we can’t help but adore our hens as they fight over the morsels we give them. But have […]
Chickens are hardy critters. They can handle a lot of different foods, and it’s safe to say that they often know exactly what they can and can’t eat. With that being said, Avacado is one fruit a chicken should not eat. Why Chickens Can’t Eat Avocado In truth, there are parts of the avocado that […]
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Chickens do a pretty good job taking care of themselves, but when it comes to the cold winter months, they’ll need a little extra TLC. We would like to take you through the essentials of keeping chickens in the winter, but be sure to read our complete chicken winter guide here to get you through […]
Chickens do some crazy things– that’s why we love them, right? But what in the world are they doing when they are flopping around in the dirt, acting like a wounded animals? What is My Chicken Doing? If you’ve witnessed your chickens taking a dust bath, you may have thought they were injured or dying. […]
Chicken tufts are a beautiful genetic abnormality. Only Araucanas breed chickens or mixed breeds that are derived from them are known to produce tufts. They are not to be confused with chicken combs which are a critical part of the chicken anatomy which all chickens have. The tufts are basically a group of feathers that […]
Fayoumi is an Egyptian breed of chicken that is derived from ancient jungle fowl and is believed to have been around during the days of the Egyptian Pharaohs. Though Fayoumi chickens have been raised along the Nile River for centuries, and have been in North America since 1940, these small, independent, amazing chickens are still […]
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Most hobbyists and quail farmers are the first to tell you that raising quail free-range, in any sense of the word, is not a good idea. However, if you have your mind made up, and know nothing would make you, or your quail, happier than allowing them access to the world, read on for some […]
If you love to hunt game birds, finding them in the wild can prove to be somewhat challenging. Rather than hunting wild quail, which might be better off left in the field to promote the growth of the quail population, it can be advantageous to produce your own quail for hunting, selling, or dog training. […]
If you like your chickens wild, the Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus Gallus) is the way to go! They don’t care to make friends with their humans and prefer to disappear into nature as much as they can. This is because it is considered to be the great-great-great-great (ok you get the idea) grandfather of all […]
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The Naked Neck, or Turken, is the ugly duckling of the flock. At first, you might notice is her nakedness, large-looking head, and scant coif of feathers adorning her large-looking head. You may even think there is something wrong with her. Typically, if one of your chickens has feather loss, you spring into assessment mode […]