While you want to keep chickens, you might not want rodents attracted to their feed. Clean up feed and keep a clean coop to avoid rat problems and prevent the spread of diseases.
Read MoreDecking the halls of your coop and run with some safe, chicken-friendly decorations is a great way to get your flock — and family — into the holiday spirit.
Read MoreWith apologies to Clement C. Moore. The following should prove to all the children out there that Santa visits good chickens, too.
Read MoreDo chickens need heat in winter? Is it worth the fire risk? A solar chicken coop heater could solve both problems to keep birds safe when temperatures plummet.
Read MoreAs any poultry owner knows, in addition to companionship and fresh eggs, our birds produce manure. I enrich my flower and vegetable gardens to yield even more produce by composting chicken manure.
Read MoreSome of us keep our beloved birds in precarious situations. I don’t mean we necessarily put them in direct danger, but the very idea of us keeping backyard chickens in an otherwise urban environment can be a precarious peace-keeping mission.
Read MoreIn urban chicken farming, bored chickens leads to undesirable behavior: Hens might pluck their feathers or peck at each other.
Read MoreA “chicken tractor,” or portable chicken coop, could be as simple as a truck cap on wheels to a more elaborate one.
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