Chicken Chatter With Claire Bickle: Poultry and Gardening Expert
Claire Bickle is a Brisbane based poultry and gardening expert. Not only does she teach horticulture at TAFE, she’s a regular contributor to popular gardening...
Top 5 Tips For Keeping Chickens Cool In Summer
Australian summers can be quite unrelenting. When we humans start to sweat, we flock to the beach, sip on fresh juices and rely on our...
Cold Pressed vs. Smoothies - What's The Difference?
Have you seen ‘cold pressed’ juice bars popping up around your city? We certainly have in ours! Yes, cold pressed juices seems to be the...
Do Chickens Get Along With Cats and Dogs? Training The Doberman to Live With Six Chickens
Dogs and chickens. At first thought, they may not seem like good roomies, but contrary to popular belief you can definitely house these animals in...
Introducing The Family Dog To New Pet Chickens: Training Border ColliesxCattle, Labradors and Cavaliers
Dogs and chickens. At first thought, they may not seem like great friends, but contrary to popular belief you can in fact keep both of...
Grow Organic Vegetables And Go Green In Your Garden!
Growing organic vegetables is a wonderful way to “Go green”! The principles of organic gardening are based on simple respect for the soil. By enriching...
Keeping Chickens Around Your Pet Dog: Training the Kelpie x Coolie, Cattle x Mastiff and Shitzu Cross to Live With Chickens!
Dogs and chickens. At first thought, they may not seem like the ideal companions, but contrary to popular belief you can in fact keep both...
Feeling Cheep? Grow Your Own Produce!
You don’t have to pay a fortune for guaranteed fresh produce. If you want the freshest of the fresh, (not produce that’s been sitting for...
What's The Deal With Green Smoothies?
There are many health fads and crazes that come and go - however the ‘green smoothie’ seems to have some substance (and spinach!) to it....
Are Brown Eggs Healthier For You Than White Eggs?
It’s a long touted myth than brown coloured eggs are in fact healthier than white coloured eggs. We’re not sure how this one got started,...
Chicken Breeds That Don't Fly Well
Got small fences and neighbours who don’t take kindly to chickens jumping into their yard? Well, you’ll probably be after chicken breeds who aren’t good...
How Can I Make My Own Whole Grain Chicken Feed?
Feeling creative, and want to make some wholegrain feed for your flock? Great idea! They’ll absolutely love all the goodies and healthy bits and pieces...
How To Peel A Boiled Egg
Such a simple act in theory - but most of us have been through the carnage of an improperly peeled boiled egg. The yolk goes...
How To Choose The Perfect Chicken Coop
The perfect chicken house is sooo much more than just a well- made structure! As backyard chicken keepers, we strive to create just the right kind...
How Often Do I Remove Eggs From The Nesting Box?
Collecting your fresh eggs is one of the greatest joys and excitements of chicken keeping. They’re just so darn tasty, and we love the anticipation...
Rabbits and Guinea Pigs: Why They Shouldn't Live Together
You have your chickens happily homed in their beautiful chicken coop in the backyard, the few fish you have are quite at home in the...
How to Poach Eggs - Top Tips for Success!
Who doesn't love a perfect poached egg? There’s nothing more satisfying than watching the yellow yolk ooze all over our salad, or crunchy farm style...
Cats: Should I Keep Mine Indoors or Outdoors?
The debate of whether cats should be kept indoors or outdoors is quite controversial. Some people swear that indoors is the only option to keep...
Chickens And Rabbits: Ideal Roomies?
Chickens and rabbits- they don’t sound like they would make the most ideal pairing, but raising and keeping these two animals together can make for...
Cats: What To Feed Them
Confounded by what to feed your cat? First-time furry friend owner? Luckily, cats are pretty easy to cater for. Cats are animals that are ‘obligate...
Gardening: Our Top 10 Plants To Grow In Spring
Spring is the perfect time to indulge our green thumbs once again- taking advantage of the warming temperatures and the reappearance of the sun. If...
Rustic Garden Decor Inspiration
With Spring well and truly on our doorstep, now is the time to dust off those secateurs, pull out those weeds, buy some new seeds...
Why You Should Be Eating More Eggs!
In the not so long gone past, many people were led to believe that eating eggs was a surefire way to clog your arteries and...
11 Awesome Healthy Food Hacks: Zoodles, Cauliflower Rice and More!
Parents have been trying desperately to sneak extra veggies into their children’s food since the beginning of time. The good news is, there are some...
Celebrity Chefs At The Good Food and Wine Show
At Backyard Chicken Coops, we looove our food (egg-related or non-egg related!). Which is why we’re so excited to be a stallholder at the upcoming...
Produce That's Ripe For The Picking In Spring/Summer!
Spring and Summer means more glorious fresh produce for cooking and eating! We can hardly wait to get our thumbs green again and have lots...
Games and Crafts for Kids This Holidays
Keep your kids amused this holidays with these egg-cellent activities - there'll be no more "I'm bored" or "what can we do"'s in your house!...
Spring Clean Your Garden
It’s finally Spring down here in the southern hemisphere which means the grass is greener, flowers are blooming and the chickens are laying- yay! So...
Matching Wines To Your Favourite Egg Dish
Wine and eggs- they may not sound like the most ideal pairing, but if you’re like us and love your eggs and don’t mind a...
What To Do With Egg-cess Eggs?
There is nothing we love more than collecting fresh eggs each morning and whipping up some egg inspired culinary delights! But what to do when...
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