Breeding Chickens

How to Help an Egg Bound Chicken

A chicken is egg bound when she is unable to pass an egg. The egg becomes stuck in the oviduct, causing the egg bound chicken considerable discomfort. Egg binding in …

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Broody hen – Breaking the cycle

How to stop a hen being broody and preventing it in future.

Keeping your chickens safe

When you start with chicken keeping, one of the main considerations will be keeping your chickens safe. Before you can buy your first chicken, you must decide how you are …

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Backyard Chicken- The Basics

Why do people keep chickens in the backyard? Chickens are fun! Chickens give you eggs! They are cheap, organic pest control! They fertilize the garden!

Hatching Chickens from Day One

Whether you hatch them yourself or bring home day old chickens, meeting your baby chicks for the first time is very exciting. There are three very important things to remember when it comes to these tiny balls of fluff.

Chicken Pets – Why kids love them!

Chicken pets? I see many people shaking their heads and wondering why we think chickens make the best pets for kids. A flock of chickens can be educational in a variety of ways and also inspire affection and love.

Chicken Mites – how to check and treat

The mites that infest chickens generally are not usually ones that will be able to live on humans on a long-term basis, but they can bite people which often results …

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Diatomaceous Earth

Diatomaceous Earth has been around for centuries. Claims for its benefits include strengthening the immune, promoting cardiac health, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, helping with healing and many more have …

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