Jan 25, 2025 · Choosing the right chicken breed is a decision that will have a big impact on your flock’s success. By considering your primary purpose (eggs, meat, or both), your local climate, …

Jul 28, 2014 · 31. If a chicken has red ear lobes, it will lay brown eggs; if white, white eggs. 32. Chickens will lay fewer, but larger eggs as they grow older. 33. A chicken heart beats more …

Jul 31, 2025 · Reasons why, when, and how you should keep a house chicken. Includes real life examples, helpful resources, and alternative options to keeping a house chicken.

Mar 23, 2022 · A heritage chicken is one that has been naturally raised and bred, while a hybrid chicken is one that has been selectively bred for specific traits. Chickens of heritage are …

Jan 6, 2025 · A commonly debated topic in the chicken world is whether or not you should wash eggs. I'm going to present to you some pros and cons of washing eggs. To begin, we must …

Jan 11, 2012 · Chicken Idioms and other Funny Things We Say We've been amazed at how many common everyday sayings originated from people who owned and raised chickens. Who …

Dec 4, 2024 · Chickens and Egg Laying in Winter Hey there! If you have chickens, you might have noticed that they don’t lay as many eggs in the winter. This is pretty common, and there are …

Apr 4, 2022 · Need a comprehensive guide to the best chicken feed for all life stages? Chicks, hens, and roosters need different nutrients, and feeding them incorrectly can have disastrous …

Feb 16, 2009 · Whole grain chicken feed, maybe? The style with cracked and rolled grains might be cracked grain chicken feed? I know scratch is defined as being plain grain. Chicken feed is …

Apr 17, 2022 · Bird flu symptoms Among the difficulties with avian flu is that it can infect healthy chickens that initially show no symptoms of the disease. So healthy chickens can spread the …