Chicken Water Nipples: All You Need To Know Sep 19, 2018 - Chicken drinking nipples are a fairly recent innovation in the backyard poultry world although the commercial industry has been using them for several years. In fact, regular drinkers have not been used in the commercial poultry field for years. One of the biggest benefits of drinking nipples is the fact that it keeps the water [...]Read More... from Chicken Water Nipples: All You Need To Know
The Complete Guide to Chicken Feed Apr 24, 2018 - Chicken feed may not be something you give a great deal of thought to – you go buy a bag for your hens and that’s it. Companies that manufacture chicken feed actually give a great deal of thought, time and research to feeding all poultry exactly what they need. If your hens are eating the [...]
Top 5 Lap Chicken Breeds Mar 23, 2018 - We stretched the ‘lap’ chicken to house chicken, but it boils down to the same thing: a chicken that is comfortable to be in a house with people, and can be considered a companion bird. A bird that will thrive in a secure confined space with its favorite owner. We considered ‘good’ egg laying as [...]
How Much Do Chickens Cost? Jul 6, 2017 - Sounds like a simple question right? However, there are many costs to ‘having a chicken’, so today we are going to meander through the cost of the birds and their associated needs. Roughly speaking your costs can be divided up into the chickens, feed, housing and maintenance or fixed costs. Without a doubt the most [...]
Seven of the Biggest Chicken Myths Jul 14, 2016 - Sometimes old wives tales linger on long enough to become folk legends that people still believe in to this day. As people become more and more disconnected from their food source, the ‘legends’ continue and can even expand. Over the years I’ve heard many myths about chickens, some entertaining, but others just outright lies! We [...]
When Will My Chicken Start Laying Eggs? Mar 28, 2016 - The excitement of buying chicks is usually only surpassed by the arrival of that first egg! While you are caring for them as chicks, there is much to do and think about. It isn’t until they become ungainly ‘teenagers’, eating us out of house and home, that our thoughts turn to the question- when will [...]
Should I Free Range My Chickens? Learn What’s Best for Your Hens Feb 25, 2016 - Many people ask if it’s safe to free range their flock. As with most questions, there is no simple yes or no. To really answer this question you need to understand the pros and cons of free ranging your hens. First, let’s define ‘free range’. For most of us, we have an idyllic picture in [...]Read More... from Should I Free Range My Chickens? Learn What’s Best for Your Hens
Top 10 Must Read Backyard Chicken Articles Dec 21, 2015 - I’m sure you’ll agree it has been a fantastic year for backyard chicken keepers! This year we’ve made our own mealworm farm, ran the annual backyard chickens blog award, and even interviewed 43 backyard chicken keepers– it’s been a very hectic year! We thought it would be a great idea to make our latest blog [...]Read More... from Top 10 Must Read Backyard Chicken Articles
Chapter Three: How To Feed Your Chickens Correctly During Winter Nov 12, 2015 - During the wintertime your hens’ dietary requirements will change as they molt and prepare for the cold, dark winter whilst their body recuperates for next spring. Not only will their dietary requirements change but the volume of food they eat will also change during the winter. It’s important that during these changes you keep an [...]Read More... from Chapter Three: How To Feed Your Chickens Correctly During Winter
Results: The Annual Backyard Chicken Blog Awards 2015 Jul 8, 2015 - As many of you who read this blog will know, two weeks ago we started The Annual Backyard Chicken Blog Awards of 2015. You have been voting in your thousands and last Monday (6th July) the voting lines were closed. Before we get to the results I want to thank everybody who turned up and voted [...]Read More... from Results: The Annual Backyard Chicken Blog Awards 2015