When Will My Pullets Lay Their First Egg?
One of the most eggciting times for a first time chicken owner is that glorious moment when the pullets lay their first eggs! Often this...
Chickens In Charge - A Guide To The Pecking Order
Chickens thrive on interactions with their feathery flock-mates and humans alike. They are active, talkative, playful, curious, and last, but certainly not least, highly intelligent...
Grooming and Maintaining Your Chickens
So you've got a small backyard flock of chickens - they’re thriving in their chicken coop, eggs-ploring and foraging in their spacious run, working out...
6 EGG-cellent Ways to Boost Your Chooks’ Immune System
Winning the war against disease in your chickens can be as simple as boosting their immune system by incorporating foods and supplements into their regular...
5 Top Tips On How To Clip Chickens' Wings
Got a flighty chook? Are you worried that your sweet feathered friends will take flight and flee in search of greener pastures? No worries. A...
How to Keep Hens Healthy; 5 Fantastic Ways!
Healthy hens are happy hens and happy hens, well, they’re just great fun! Having a small backyard flock of chickens can bring much joy into...
Making Sense Of Your Chickens Digestive Health
Having a basic understanding of a chicken’s intricate digestive system is very helpful when it comes to understanding their digestive health. Knowing what’s normal is...
Chicken Keeping Through The Seasons
We all know the basics of caring for backyard chickens- making sure food sources are refreshed, cleaning the nesting boxes, and collecting eggs regularly, are...
Top Five Ways to Keep your Chicken Warm this Winter!
1. Chicken Jumpers! So you may not have heard of these egg-cellent chicken warming fashion statements, but we assure you, once you have, you’ll be sitting by...
How Do I Stop My Chickens From Getting Over My Fence?
Got some flighty feathered friends on your hands? You can keep them safe in your backyard by taking a few easy precautions. No more escapees...
Becoming BFFs with Your Shy Chook
Chickens thrive on spending quality time with their feathery siblings and with you, their faithful chicken keeper. They are very social creatures by nature but,...
5 Reasons To Love Polish Chickens
Love may be blind but style has twenty-twenty vision and Polish chickens have exceptional senses when it comes to fashion! Beauty may only be only...
5 Reasons To Love Your Australorp Chickens
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie - cluck, cluck, cluck! That’s the response you’ll get if you have a coop full of frisky, friendly and fabulous australorps!...
5 Reasons To Love Plymouth Rock Chickens
The Plymouth Rock chicken is a wonderful breed of chook for first time keepers and seasoned Chicken Ladies and Lads alike. They are relaxed, resplendent...
Chickens 101: Personality
You might think the idea of a chicken having a personality is preposterous - all they do is walk around, eat and lay eggs all...
5 Reasons To Love Your Barnevelder Chickens
The Dutch bred barnevelder breed has to be one of the most popular, distinctive and attractive types of backyard chickens in Australia. Though breeds like...
5 Reasons to Love Leghorn Chickens
Leghorn chickens are adventurous, spirited, friendly and wondrous egg-layers. First developed in Livorno (Italian for “Leghorn”) in Tuscany and brought to Britain in the late...
5 Reasons to Love New Hampshire Chickens
The New Hampshire chicken breed is a reliable and robust hen that doesn’t disappoint when it comes to producing delicious eggs or forming wonderful feathered...
What Is Point-Of-Lay?
Different poultry terms can be a bit puzzling at the best of times. If you've been looking to buy some chickens or add to an...
5 Reasons to Love Frizzle Chickens
The dramatic and stunning Frizzle chicken is a curious looking chook with a warm temperament and a surprising amount of grit for someone so glamourous!...
The Secret Laying Lives Of Chickens
Chicken Ladies by nature like to keep an eye on their chooks. They’re always watching with a keen eye, looking for any changes in behaviour,...
How Often Do Chickens Lay Eggs?
I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs. - H.L. Mencken Eggs are just one of the amazing perks of...
When Will My Chickens Start Laying Eggs?
Question: When do chickens start laying eggs? Answer: Chickens lay as early as 16 weeks of age! The average hen starts to lay eggs at...
Why Do I Need a Chicken Run?
It’s a well known fact that chickens love to have a little extra room. Some extra space to stretch their legs and flap their wings,...
Do I Need To Move My Chicken Coop Around The Backyard To Give The Hens Fresh Grass?
Giving hens access to fresh grass is essential to their well being, because of all the goodies in the grass (think bugs, grit, insects and...
Perch Importance: Chickens Need A Good Roost To Sleep
Quite contrary to popular belief, chickens don’t actually cozy up together in their nesting box for some shut eye, instead they prefer to get their...
How Noisy Are Chickens?
Got visions of rowdy chickens squawking up a ruckus? Many people are turned off the idea of getting chickens because they think their crows and...
Chickens Refusing To Roost
Chickens love to get their forty winks at night, and it is important that they get plenty of rest to ensure optimum health, which...
Chatting With Chickens – How to Communicate With Your Flock
Got chickens? Then you’ve no doubt engaged in some interesting clucky conversations! Chickens are very vocal by nature and will most definitely respond if you...
How To Handle Your Hen
While they may not seem like the most obviously affectionate of animals, most backyard chickens grow very accustomed to their owners, often delighting in being...
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