Add to Favorites By Doug Ottinger – Animals have been kept in mixed flocks for centuries. Whether it is mixed poultry, poultry with sheep and cows, or even keeping goats with …
Read MoreAre bantams real chickens? Where do bantam chickens come from? We answer all your bantam chicken questions.
Read MoreRooster’s rock! They are beautiful, majestic, and handsome gents, and I love them … well, some of them.
Read More“We’ve kept chickens for years and had Rhode Island reds, leghorns and all sorts, at various times,” she says. “This time it was all about the eggs, so we went for the best layers. They lay all through the winter and summer alike!”
Read MoreChickens provide us with hours of companionship, fresh eggs, and manure! Lots of manure. About one cubic foot of manure is produced by each chicken in approximately six months.
Read MoreSome people love a summer heat wave, or for that matter, sweating it out in a sauna. Not backyard chickens.
Read MoreIt’s inevitable. Someday, no matter how careful you are or how clean you keep things, you’re going to find chicken lice, mites, or both on your birds and in your coop.
Read MoreThere are legitimate reasons why we prefer to shy away from rodent bait, so let’s look at natural ways to get rid of mice and rats without the use of chemicals.
Read MoreHere’s a quick, simple self-filling chicken waterer.
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