Feed & Health
Can Chickens Eat Watermelon? Yes. Watermelon Soup with Mint Hits the Spot
Can chickens eat watermelon? Yes. They love it! You can feed it to them directly by cutting open the melon and letting them feast.
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Grooming and Bathing Chickens for a Poultry Show
Bathing poultry before a show is very common in the world of 4-H and chicken breeding. It’s all about keeping Fluffy clean and, well, fluffy.
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Spontaneous Sex Reversal – Is That My Hen Crowing?!
Have you heard a hen crowing when you know you don’t keep roosters? Jeff Goldblum’s groovy scientist character in the 1993 blockbuster, “Jurassic Park,” comments that “life finds a way” and that somehow the all-female population of cloned dinosaurs would reproduce.
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What Can Chickens Eat Out of the Garden?
The danger arises when potentially poisonous plants and your chickens are not free to choose their snacks. Chickens in these situations will eat toxic plants out of boredom or lack of choice when it is the only option available.
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Make an Herbal Snack Bar Wall Hanging
You can quickly construct a herbal snack bar using a shipping pallet. We made two different gardens using pallets.
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Biosecurity for Chickens: The First Line Of Defense
One of the biggest challenges of the organic poultry farmer is handling illness. What if I told you; you could avoid the problem?
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Herbs and Pasture Plants for Chickens to Eat
What are some good herbs and plants for chickens to eat? There are plenty of options for natural foraging all around you and your chickens.
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When Can Chicks Go Outside?
Keeping brooders at optimal temperatures helps babies stay healthy. But when can chicks go outside?
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All Cooped Up: Aspergillosis
Aspergillosis, also known as mycotic pneumonia, is a fungal disease resulting from the inhalation of mold spores. This disease can affect most animals, including humans.
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Introducing New Chickens to Established Flocks — Chickens in a Minute Video
Once chicks are fully feathered, they are ready to stay outside. But introducing new chickens directly into an established flock can be rough.
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