The 4 Essential Tips for Keeping a Rooster in your Urban Backyard
Roosters are a contentious issue among backyard chicken keepers. On the one hand, these charming chaps can be a huge benefit in keeping your flock...
Top 5 Treats for Chickens
To keep chickens happy, healthy and laying bounties of delicious eggs, they need to be fed a varied diet rich in protein and calcium- most...
Poultry Nesting Boxes - The Facts
It’s morning! Time to peek inside those poultry nesting boxes and gather all the egg-ceptionally fresh eggs! This is truly the most egg-citing part of...
Do I Need a Rooster in My Backyard Flock?
Plain and simple, the answer is no! Hens are one of the most captivating creatures on the face of the earth. They are beautiful, intelligent,...
Gender Bender: When Your Hen Thinks She's A He!
You have yourself a lovely flock of girls- they get along harmoniously, you collect their delicious fresh produce each and every morning- everything is going...
How To Prep Your Birds For Breeding
If you’re thinking about breeding some beautiful newborns from your backyard flock (or just want some fertilised eggs), then there are a few things to...
Breed Profile: Jersey Giant
Jersey Giant John and Thomas Black created the Jersey Giant; with the intent of replacing the turkey, the kind of poultry used primarily for meat...
5 Reasons to Love Sussex Chickens
Sussex chickens are a brilliant addition to any backyard chicken coop looking for a chook with grace, a friendly nature and a little grit. Their...
What Is a Brooder?
A chicken brooder is a man-made Mummy to a baby chick. It keeps them toasty warm while they grow from little fluff balls to chickens...
The Wonders of Diatomaceous Earth
Diatomaceous Earth is an all-natural medicinal marvel. It’s healthy dust! Food grade Diatomaceous Earth or DE is a jack of all trades-its uses run the...
The Ultimate Guide to Chicken Coop Predator Prevention
Keeping your chicken coop safe from prowling predators is a top concern for all chicken keepers. Whether you live in an urban, suburban or rural...
How to Keep Your Chickens Safe From Snakes
Sssssnakes. The name alone might make you frightened for your flock. But fear not! Although chickens do occasionally fall victim to snakes, they are mostly...
The Baby Chicken Checklist
Raising baby chickens is an extremely rewarding experience - you’ll love to see how quickly they grow, and how they behave with their little brothers...
What Age Chicken Should I Buy?
When starting out in chicken keeping you're faced with a LOT of decisions- what breed am I going to buy? Will my chickens free range?...
Common Problems With Baby Chickens And How To Overcome Them
It’s a beautiful moment the day baby chickens arrive into the world - whether its via our own hatching activities or through buying them. Sometimes,...
The Importance of Chicken Waterers
Water is vital to a chicken’s health, so choose your chicken waterer wisely. Chickens must have access to clean fresh water at all times. It...
Chooky's ANZAC Crumble - A Protein Treat For Your Chickens!
Treat your chicken flock to a lovely and super easy to make ANZAC crumble! This mix is packed with protein from mealworms, calcium, fibre and...
Make The Most Of Your Auto Door
Many a poultry enthusiast prizes their Auto Door as one of their favourite chicken coop accessories. On first impression, it may appear to be a...
10 Fast Facts about Chickens
Chickens are, without a doubt, one of the most interesting critters to own. To know them, is to fall madly in love with their beauty,...
3 Reasons a Treadle Feeder is Best For Your Chickens
1. No pests at the poultry party! Got some pesky pests and vile vermin hanging around your chicken coop? You and your girls may be...
The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Chickens in School
Are you thinking of keeping a flock of chickens in your school, kindergarten or childcare centre? Let’s have a peck at why it’s an egg-cellent...
The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Backyard Roosters
When we talk about keeping chooks, most people instantly think of the humble hen - clucking around her backyard in search of scratch, and dispensing...
Chicken Feeders
Chickens LOVE to eat! They spend the greater part of each day exploring, foraging and eating their newly discovered treasures and pecking at the great...
5 Things You Need To Know About Chicken Feeders Before You Buy
To the untrained eye, a chicken feeder may merely look like nothing more than a bowl or container; however this couldn’t be further from the...
Easy Guide To Looking After Your Chickens While You're On Holiday
Have you been marking the days off your calendar with breathless anticipation of your overseas holiday? Packing up and leaving home for a few weeks...
Chickens 101: Where To Start
So - you’re starting to seriously think that chicken keeping could be a great addition to your skillset- congratulations! Backyard chicken keeping is incredibly rewarding...
Sustainable Living with Backyard Chickens
Keeping a flock of lovely pet chickens in your backyard is a wonderful way to reduce your carbon footprint and maintain a sustainable, organic and...
Chicken Waterers 101: What You Need To Know
Most chicken keeping novices imagine that providing water for their flock is as easy using as filling up an old dish as they would for...
Chickens 101: All The Chicken Questions You're Too Afraid To Ask
Deciding to own chickens is a great choice - they make wonderful pets, provide many tasty eggs and are one of those rare animals that...
Chickens 101: The Benefits of Keeping Chickens
Keeping chickens is rewarding for so many reasons - its not all about the eggs you know! Anyone who’s new to the backyard chicken scene...
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