Chickens

Although chickens can’t really fly, their wings are still important, these birds use their wings to balance, to take care of their chicks, during mating, and to keep themselves safe. If you’re raising a chicken, and you notice that it suddenly has one droopy wing, you’d be right to be worried. This article explores why […]

Chickens can suffer from a host of illnesses and conditions. If youre raising chickens, and prefer to give them natural remedies when they’re ill, you may be considering giving your bird sugar water. This article explores how sugar water helps sick chickens. Giving sugar water to chickens is helpful as it boosts their energy levels. […]

Chickens are quite active animals. These birds spend their days scratching in the grass, laying in the sun, foraging for food, and taking dust baths. If one of your birds is lethargic and is laying on its side, you’d be right to worry. But why does this happen? This article explores why your chicken is […]

Waiting for your chicks to break through the shell can be a nerve-wracking experience. You can’t truly know if your bird is healthy or not if the bird hasn’t hatched. If you’re worried because your chick has broken through the shell, but not the membrane, this article is for you.  If your chick has broken […]

Watching an egg hatch can be amazing and nerve-wracking. After 21 days or so, the baby will start chirping within the shell, break through it, unzip the egg, and hatch. But what happens if your chick has pipped but didn’t break the membrane? This article looks into it  The reason why your chick pipped but […]

Chickens are symmetrical, one side looks just like the other, drawing a line through the center will divide the animal. Symmetry is common in most animals, if your bird develops a bump on its head, and starts to look lopsided, you’d be right to be worried. So, why does this happen? This article looks into […]

If a chicken gets sick, you’ll know, these animals will be lethargic, be disinterested in eating food and drinking water, and may even start to look different. If you think your bird is sick, because it has white spots on its head, you’d be right. This article explores why this happens  If your bird has […]

Abscesses can be painful on humans and on chickens as well, these growths aren’t normal and you’d likely visit your doctor if you had one. You may be wondering why your chicken has one and what to do, this article looks into it.  An abscess on your chicken’s face can be caused by an accidental […]

Baby chicks know exactly what to do after breaking out of their shell. They may seem a little uncoordinated and confused, but these animals usually figure it out soon enough. If your baby chick keeps falling over you may be concerned, if so then this article is for you  If your baby chick keeps falling […]

Many animals don’t show signs of distress when they’ve been injured. Showing distress is a sign of weakness and showing signs of weakness can get you killed in the wild. Even the domesticated chicken will avoid showing any sort of weakness. If you notice that your chicken has a swollen leg joint and you need […]