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The Brahma Chicken – Raising a Large Breed

October 11, 2021 · Janet Garman · Chickens 101

Many people ask me what is the best backyard chicken breed to raise. For me, my favorite has long been the Brahma chicken.

Discover Honey’s Antibacterial Properties to Treat Traumatic Injury in Poultry

October 6, 2021 · Maat Van Uitert · Feed & Health

Add to Favorites Throughout the ages, honey has traditionally been used to treat and prevent infections, and our ancestors knew well honey’s antibacterial properties. Honey has been found in the …

Dog Breeds that Get Along with Chickens: Raising the Family Dog Alongside Poultry

October 6, 2021 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Feed & Health

Are there dog breeds that get along with chickens? Here are a few things to consider when raising chickens with dogs.

How to Build an Automatic Chicken Feeder

October 6, 2021 · Romie Holl · Feed & Health

I thought, “Why not have the animals together? The chickens could roam to their hearts content and even help keep the bugs away from the goats.” It was a good thought, at least until the next day when it was time to feed the chickens some grain.

Molting Chickens 101 – Chickens in a Minute Video

October 5, 2021 · Pam Freeman · Feed & Health

Molting is a natural process that usually takes place in fall when birds replace old feathers with new plumage. For adult molting chickens, timing is especially important because feathers equal warmth.

Oviducts and Salpingitis

October 4, 2021 · Patrice Lewis · Feed & Health

Chickens are the original egg assembly factories. Inside those fluffy bodies are conveyer belts where eggs are “built” through assembly-line techniques.

The Secret Life of Poultry: Squirt the Pigeon Parent

October 1, 2021 · Lacey Hughett · Members Only, Poultry 101

Learn how Squirt became the best pigeon parent for a chicken egg even after barely surviving his own infancy.

Fresh Air, Sunshine, and Room to Roam

October 1, 2021 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Chickens 101

Years ago, chickens had the “run” of our farm, ranging from our yard to the barnyard, to the lots, to pastures, and to the vast fields planted with grain. One might say they were “footloose and fancy-free.”

The Persistent Peacock

October 1, 2021 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Poultry 101

Since no one we knew in our rural neighborhood had peafowl, it was as if this one had fallen from the sky. Since he was a peacock, that could have been close to what happened. We didn’t know.