Practical guides for raising backyard chickens, from bringing home your first chicks to feeding, daily care, flock behavior, egg laying, predator protection, and solving common chicken-keeping problems.
Learn how the chicken pecking order really works, what normal dominance looks like, how it differs from bullying or cannibalism, and when you should step in to protect a bird.
Chicken Pecking Order: What’s Normal and When to Step In Read More »
Found a chicken dead with little or no warning? Learn what to check at the scene, common causes of sudden chicken death, when HPAI or Newcastle disease is a concern, how to preserve the body for necropsy, and how to protect the rest of your flock.
What Killed My Chicken? Sudden Death Causes & What to Check Read More »
Can chickens eat watermelon? Usually a flock will go for ripe flesh first and healthy adult birds can also peck the
Can Chickens Eat Watermelon? Rind, Flesh, Leaves, Seeds Read More »
A two-year-old hen may still lay well, so age alone does not explain a sudden stop. Check hidden eggs, molt, daylight, broodiness, feed and water, body condition, heat, stress, parasites, reproductive disease, and flock-wide illness.
Why Did My 2-Year-Old Hen Stop Laying? 12 Causes to Check Read More »
Chickens Can Eat Okra? You can give small amounts of fresh okra pods and the soft seeds inside them from an
Can Chickens Eat Okra? (Nutrition, Benefits, Feeding Guide) Read More »
