Does your pet make you breakfast? Tips & Tricks for raising chickens, building chicken coops, & choosing chicken breeds + ask questions in our community forum
Raising Chickens 101 – All the info you need to get started raising chickens. Choosing a breed, hatching eggs, building a perfect coop & more!
- Chickens love to play! 9. Mother hens talk to their chicks when they are still in the egg. 10. Each chicken sound means something specific. 11. A chicken can live for a short while without a head! 12. A hen can lay more than 300 eggs a year. 13. A mother hen turns her eggs about 50 times a day. 14. The largest chicken egg weighed nearly 12 ounces. 15. The chicken breed called turkens is not ...
I don’t believe in magic numbers for chickens. We keep them in so many different conditions, in different climates, with different flock make-ups...
If you're considering raising chickens, one of the most important decisions you'll face is choosing the right breed. The breed you select will impact everything from egg production to temperament and even how well your chickens adapt to your...
Choosing the Right Chicken Breed: A Guide for Beginners - BackYard Chickens
Chickens are an old favourite to the BackYard Chickens forum, but chickens and chicks have special care needs, like any other companion animal. There are questions such as: 'What enrichment do chickens need?' or 'How big the coop must be for a few chickens?'. Find out with this ultimate care guide for chickens.
Raising chickens and other poultry does not have to be expensive or complicated. In fact, the most sustainable chicken keeping methods are often the simplest ones.