Hatch-A-Long: Day 12
22/09/2014 - Diary Entry 3 - The Second Candle Today is a very egg-citing day, as we got to do our second candle, and get...
Chicken Hatch-A-Long: Day 5
Diary Day 5 - 15/09/2014 - Our First Candle and Humidity Issues Day 5 is already upon us – how did that happen!? Today is...
Chicken Hatch-A-Long: Day 1
Diary Entry 1 – 11/09/2014 – Setting Up The Incubator & Day One Welcome to our Backyard Chicken Coops hatch-a-long! We are so excited to...
Hatching Baby Chickens: A Great Learning Experience For Kids
For a chicken keeper, there’s nothing more rewarding than hatching your own baby chickens and raising them from scratch. This wonderful egg-sperience is made even...
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...
A Day In The Life Of Baby Chickens
I’m sure we can all agree that yes, kittens are very cute. And puppies- so playful and floppy it’s hard not to smile. But nothing...
What To Do In The First Few Days Of A Baby Chicken's Life
Embarking on the wonderful experience of hatching baby chickens? While your eggs are turning and the embryos are growing, you should make yourself an egg-spert...
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,...
What To Do When Baby Chickens Start To Hatch
Raising Baby Chickens - What To Do In The First 24 Hours So the magical hatching day has arrived! You have watched in awe of...
Incubation: Everything You Need To Know About Incubator Heat and Humidity
Hatching your own chickens is one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences, especially when lots of your little ones make it through the entire...
How to care for Baby Chicks
Keen to keep backyard chickens? One of the most important decisions you'll make is whether you want to start with point of lay chooks, pullets...
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...
How Your Chickens And Gardens Can Co-Exist Peacefully
Chickens and gardens - most people cringe at the thought, conjuring up images of rabid hens tearing up and devouring every precious plant and vegetable...
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...
Great Gardens Begin With Chickens!
There’s nothing like a fresh tomato picked right off the vine, mmmmm! Fresh homegrown vegetables and herbs are healthier, contain more vitamins and minerals, and...
Easy Tips For Free-Ranging Your Backyard Chickens
Caring for free range chickens is a complicated balancing act. On the one hand it is richly rewarding to liberate your girls from the confines...
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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