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Basic Chicken Coop Design

March 14, 2022 · Erin Phillips · Coops

When thinking about basic chicken coop design, you need to consider six main things. Whether you plan to construct a high-end, designer chicken coop or something basic, you’ll need to keep your birds safe from predators.

7 Chicken Coop Basics That Your Chickens Need

March 11, 2022 · Tamsin Cooper · Coops

Chicken coop basics aim to cater for all chickens’ needs within the coop interior and run. Thoughtful design can create a layout that fulfills chicken welfare needs.

Weird Things Found In Eggs

March 10, 2022 · Jeremy Chartier · Eggs & Meat

Weird things found in eggs are generally uncommon, but it does happen. Hens lay weird eggs sometimes, but most oddities are external.

Blood in Chicken Egg: What Does It Mean?

March 10, 2022 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Eggs & Meat

Learn what it means when you find blood in a chicken egg and all of the conditions that can cause blood spots to appear.

How a Chicken Lays an Egg Inside of an Egg

March 7, 2022 · jpitino · Eggs & Meat

Occasionally, a hen will lay an egg inside of an egg, a phenomenon called counter-peristalsis contraction, and it occurs while the hen is forming an egg in her oviduct.

Candling Eggs and Advanced Techniques for Artificial Incubation and Hatching

March 5, 2022 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Eggs & Meat

Candling eggs is an age-old technique that has modern applications in incubating and hatching poultry. After studying the incubation of many species and breeds it became clear to me that almost all eggs follow a similar process during incubation and hatching.

Successfully Incubating Peahen Eggs

March 5, 2022 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Poultry 101

Consider the advantages and disadvantages of incubating peahen eggs and discover the joy of raising peachicks, peacocks, and peahens along the way.

The Dangers of Heat Lamps

February 25, 2022 · Rebecca Sanderson · Feed & Health

Is there a definite answer to the oft-asked question of whether or not chickens need heat in the winter? Well, there is no one answer because every situation is different.

Backyard Poultry April/May 2022

February 22, 2022 · Marissa Ames · Magazine Previews

Backyard Poultry April/May 2022 — 17/2 is in homes March 10th, but digital and All-Access members can read it NOW! Subscribe to Backyard Poultry for great stories on caring for ducks, nutrition facts for chicken and duck eggs, going green with poultry and manure, options for illness and culling, plus a breed profile of the Ancona chicken.