10 Tips for Safely Cleaning Your Chicken Coop
10 Tips for Safely Cleaning Your Chicken Coop Cleaning your chicken coop is an essential task for backyard chicken owners.…
10 Most Popular Types of Backyard Chickens
Keeping chickens in the back garden has become increasingly popular in the UK in recent years. Not only do they…
Protecting Garden Chickens From Bird Flu
If you keep chickens in your back garden, then no doubt, the breakouts we’ve seen over the last few years…
What to Look For When Buying a Chicken Coop and Run
One of the biggest challenges for chicken keepers is knowing what to look for when buying a chicken coop and…
Go On, Give a Home to a Rescue Chicken
I was chatting to a chicken keeper called Lizzie on Twitter a few days ago. Lizzie has just started keeping…
How to Stop Chickens’ Water Freezing in Winter
Need to stop your chickens’ water freezing? Finding ways to stop water freezing in the chicken coop is a…
Complete Guide to Worming Chickens
Poultry worms are parasites that, left untreated, can have a devastating effect on the health of your chickens and eventually…
How To Get Chickens to Lay Eggs in the Nesting Box
A common question asked by many chicken keepers is ‘how to get chickens to lay eggs in the nesting box?’…
How Often Do Chickens Lay Eggs?
One of the primary reasons people want to keep chickens is so they can get their own supply of fresh…
Do I Need a Cockerel for Chickens to Lay Eggs?
Do you need a cockerel for a chicken to lay eggs? The answer is no, you don’t need a…
Looking After Chickens When On Holiday
Summer is finally here and everyone is getting ready for a well-deserved holiday, but for chicken keepers this can…
Common Plants Poisonous to Chickens
There are some common plants which are poisonous to chickens if ingested and it’s important for chicken keepers to keep…
The surprising intelligence of chickens
How intelligent are chickens? The term ‘bird brain’ has long been used to insult people who have done something stupid.…
Northern Fowl Mite the Deadly Threat to Chickens
The northern fowl mite (Ornithonyssus Sylviarum) are extremely small but tenacious creatures that pose a deadly threat to chickens. They…
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What are the best chicken breeds to keep at home?
If you’re thinking about keeping chickens, one question you’re bound to ask is: what are the best chicken breeds to…
5 Places To Buy Your Chickens
If you are considering buying chickens to keep at home but aren’t sure where to find them, here are a…
Essential Chicken Keeping Equipment and Supplies
If you keep chickens, you need to be prepared not only for the day to day care of your hens,…
Selling Eggs in the UK – What You Need To Know
A common question asked by many chicken keepers in Britain is ‘Can I sell my chickens’ eggs?’ In short, the…
How to Identify and Treat Red Mite Infestation in Chickens
Red Mite infestation is one of the main problems you will have to deal with when you keep chickens. This…
Egg Incubation And The Right Time To Do It
Guest author Ben Farnsley writes about his experiences of raising chickens and gives a detailed account of how to incubate and hatch eggs.
