Best Automatic Chicken Waterers: What’s Best For Your Flock Nov 30, 2022 - Today we are going to be talking all about automatic chicken waterers. Certainly, an automatic system can save you time, but is it worth the investment? You can spend a lot of money on some of the automatic systems available, so you should try to find the best bang for your buck. This is where [...]Read More... from Best Automatic Chicken Waterers: What’s Best For Your Flock
Chicken Tractors Makes My Chickens Lay More Eggs: The Mobile Chicken Coop Nov 30, 2022 - In an ideal world, we would let our chickens free-range all year round, and we’re sure they would appreciate us for this. However, what do you do during the winter, when predators such as foxes are desperate and risk an attack during the daytime? The answer is chicken tractors. You could keep your chickens in [...]Read More... from Chicken Tractors Makes My Chickens Lay More Eggs: The Mobile Chicken Coop
How To Do A Chicken Health Check (Checklist Included) Nov 29, 2022 - Regular health checks for your birds can prevent minor problems from becoming major headaches. You probably already take mental notes of what’s going on with your flock on a daily basis. This article gives you a few pointers on what you are looking for and how to deal with some minor problems as they occur. [...]Read More... from How To Do A Chicken Health Check (Checklist Included)
10 Main Ingredients in Farm Animal Feed Nov 29, 2022 - Have you considered making your mix for your livestock feed? What do you think are the main ingredients in farm animal feed? If you are entirely new to raising livestock, then you’re in the right place! In this article, you will learn what animal feed is made of and what other nutrients you can add [...]
How to Introduce Dogs to Your Chickens: A Step-by-Step Guide Nov 28, 2022 - Have you ever tried to introduce dogs to your chickens? Or are you planning to do so? The idea of canines and chickens getting along with each other may sound counterintuitive for a reason. Dog’s cousins and chickens have a predator-prey relationship in the wild, and some dogs retain their hunting instinct to this day. [...]Read More... from How to Introduce Dogs to Your Chickens: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Chicken Predators: Signs of Attack and Prevention Nov 22, 2022 - Just last week, mid-day, I noticed my hens clucking far out from the coop, not just one hen, multiple. They would also idle by the chicken coop but not enter the run. A chicken predator during the day is not common in this area, but I immediately went to check. Sure enough, a younger opossum [...]
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Help, My Neighbor Hates My Chickens! Nov 21, 2022 - In an ideal world, everyone would love chickens but the truth is some people hate chickens. They look upon the living creature as ‘noisy nuggets’, so what happens when your neighbor hates your chickens and starts causing a commotion? This is certainly an unpleasant situation but normally one which can be amicably resolved. Today, we [...]
Heated Chicken Waterer: What’s Best for Your Flock? Nov 21, 2022 - It’s getting to be that time of year again when those of us in ‘the frozen North’ can all look forward to frozen drinking troughs and waterers and a trek through the snow to take fresh water to our flock. Wouldn’t it be nice if we didn’t have to do that trek several times a [...]Read More... from Heated Chicken Waterer: What’s Best for Your Flock?
Are Herbicides and Pesticides Safe for Chickens? Nov 15, 2022 - You love your chickens and your lawn, but even more, you love watching your chickens enjoy your lawn. However, you absolutely hate weeds and pests! You want a beautiful lawn and kill every tick that moves. Many products are available to rid your lovely lawn of unsightly weeds and the insects that damage your garden. [...]Read More... from Are Herbicides and Pesticides Safe for Chickens?
DIY Flock Block Recipe For Chickens: Homemade Peck Block Nov 15, 2022 - If you’ve read this blog for a while, you know that my hens get spoilt and have lots of snacks. I’ve even written about their favorite 9 healthy snacks and table scraps! However, one of their absolute favorite snacks is flock block. During this time of year, flock blocks are fantastic. My hens love to [...]Read More... from DIY Flock Block Recipe For Chickens: Homemade Peck Block