Chickens

Water is life for all plants and animals on earth, chickens included. And just like any plant or animal on earth, chickens need to be given clean quality water in order to maintain good health. If you’re wondering whether your birds can drink well water this article is for you  Can chickens drink well water? […]

Water is life for all organisms on earth, chickens included. Chickens, and a variety of other animals, can go for days without eating food but can only go for a couple of days without drinking water. The type of water that you feed your bird is of importance, this article looks into whether chickens can […]

Taking care of broody hens can be a bit of a mission. Chickens who go broody are known to have a change in behavior. Broodiness is contagious so you might find that you have multiple broody hens at one time, this article looks at what to do if this happens  Multiple broody hens Positives: Co-parenting:  […]

Chickens can sometimes express behaviors that seem strange and downright barbaric to us humans. One such strange and barbaric behavior that chickens express is pecking at each other. Chicken pecking doesn’t always cause much harm but it can sometimes be fatal to a bird. This article looks into why chickens peck each other to death  […]

It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, animals have learned to compete for resources like food, water, shelter, and even mates. The weakest link suffers in the wild and may die because it can’t access resources. If you’re raising chickens, and a bullied chicken is not eating, you’d be right to be worried, this article explores […]

Taking care of a broody hen is different than taking care of a non-broody hen. Broody hens sit on their eggs, almost all day, in an effort to get their eggs to hatch. If your broody hen has been incubating her eggs for some time, but the eggs are not hatching, you’d be right to […]

Taking care of broody hens is different than taking care of non-broody hens. Broody hens are antisocial, they will stay in their nest boxes all day and only leave to eat and drink. Broody hens will also act aggressively and may even peck at chicks, this article looks at why this happens and what to […]

If your chicken goes broody you’ll likely notice a personality change in the bird. What was once a friendly and social bird, may turn into a bird that is aggressive and antisocial. The bird may even reject its own baby chicks, this article explores why your broody hen does this.  Broody hen rejecting chicks: A […]

Taking care of broody hens can be a little stressful to say the least, these birds will become aggressive and attack you if you get too close to them. They can also become aggressive towards their other flock members attacking adult birds and even chicks. If your broody hen is attacking chicks, and you want […]

Excessive amounts of salt can wreak havoc on the human body, having too much salt in your system can cause headaches, kidney disease, stomach cancer, and even stroke, however, some salt is needed in our diets to maintain good health. So, is this the same for chickens? Can chickens drink salt water? This article looks […]