chicken-welfare

7 Chicken Coop Basics That Your Chickens Need
March 11, 2022 · · 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.

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How to Stop Chickens From Pecking Each Other
September 7, 2021 · · Chickens 101

Make these changes to address chicken behavior problems, and learn how to stop chickens from pecking each other, eating eggs, and more.

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Raising Chicks with Mother Hen
August 18, 2021 · · Chickens 101

Raising chicks with mother hen gives them the best start in life, as they learn life skills for happy, healthy integration within the flock. Researchers have found chicks gain multiple benefits from a broody hen.

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Do Chickens Have Feelings, Emotions, and Sentience?
July 23, 2021 · · Chickens 101

Do chickens have feelings and are they sentient? Researchers are investigating their emotions and how they express them. We can use this information to create happy, healthy, productive environments for our birds.

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Chicken Nests: How to Get Chickens to Lay Eggs in Nesting Boxes

Chicken nests are sometimes found in unexpected places. Why do hens do this? And how to get chickens to lay eggs in nesting boxes?

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Chicken Noises: What Do They Mean?
January 17, 2021 · · Chickens 101

Chicken noises comprise a language that poultry use to express their emotions and their intentions, as well as warning of different types of danger. Read how to understand their calls better.

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Chick and Duckling Imprinting
March 10, 2020 · · Ducks, Poultry 101

Chick and duckling imprinting has important psychological effects on the individual bird and the flock, so it is important to get it right from the start.

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How to Start Raising Chickens: Five Welfare Needs
October 25, 2019 · · Chickens 101

Proper chicken husbandry means understanding what chickens need to be healthy. Learn how to start raising chickens with this lesson in chicken welfare.

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