Everything You Need To Know About Araucana Chickens Mar 17, 2022 - The Araucana chickens are the breed responsible for the blue egg craze, and unfortunately, many chicken enthusiasts confuse this quirky chicken with the Ameraucana and the Easter Egger. It’s understandable, however, since these three types of chickens all lay colorful eggs—mainly blue. Because of the rarity of this breed, the Araucana is hard to come [...]Read More... from Everything You Need To Know About Araucana Chickens
- The Easiest Way to Catch a Chicken Mar 16, 2022 - Catch a chicken, sounds simple, doesn’t it? IT WAS SIMPLE when I first started with chickens and had a handful of ladies. They all knew and trusted me – so I could easily scoop them up and do whatever was needed. When I was done, I would plop them down and give them a treat [...]
- The Dorking Chicken: Everything You Need to Know Mar 16, 2022 - Looking for a breed that will bring meat, eggs, and companionship to your family? You’ve found it! The Dorking chicken is a special chicken with a rich history that is, unfortunately, currently considered endangered. Dorkings is one of the oldest known chicken breeds, possibly dating to 43 AD. So, if the Dorking has been around [...]
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- 14 Black Chicken Breeds You Can Easily Raise Mar 16, 2022 - Our color theme for this article is black chicken breeds! There are some gorgeous ‘Goth’ chickens out there, so we decided to showcase some for your pleasure. The majority of these chickens can be found quite easily on hatchery sites or even private sellers. There are, of course, several more black breeds, but they are [...]
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- Raising Chickens in the City Mar 15, 2022 - As people become more invested in their health and more concerned about where their food comes from, there is more demand for backyard chickens. Factory farmed eggs are cheap, but they lack the flavor, color, and nutrients of pastured or backyard-raised ones! If you want to raise hens in a compassionate way for eggs that [...]
- Icelandic Chickens: Everything You Need to Know Mar 9, 2022 - Thinking about raising some chickens either for meat, eggs, or even as a pet? Icelandic chickens might be the right fit for you. This breed also called pile chickens, has a rich history with vital Viking blood. Despite their “threatened” population status, they are a strong breed. Being self-sufficient, Icelandic chickens can hold their own [...]
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- What Is Chicken Wire: When to Use It for Your DIY Chicken Coop and Alternatives Mar 9, 2022 - Chicken wire was actually invented back in 1844 by an English ironmonger called Charles Barnard. He lived in the town of Norwich which was a cloth weaving town. He took the basic principles from the cloth loom and applied it to wire and created a simple, cheap and easy way to keep small animals and [...]
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- 10 Main Ingredients in Farm Animal Feed Mar 3, 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 [...]
- Automatic Chicken Coop Door: What to Know Before Buying Feb 24, 2022 - An automated door – every chicken keeper’s dream! You can rest in bed and not have to worry about getting up at the crack of dawn to let the girls out. You can go away for the evening, knowing they will be safely locked in while you are away. In addition to a stress-free life, [...]
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- White Striping in Chicken Meat: What It Is and What You Need to Know Feb 22, 2022 - Chicken farming, without a doubt, has become a growing industry. But for most companies to maximize their profits, they have made their chickens grow in unnatural ways until it resulted in white striping in chicken meat. Broiler chickens are known to be raised for their white chicken meat. Unfortunately, some chicken producers don’t exactly follow [...]
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