Keeping Chickens
What are the Best Laying Hens: Hybrids or Pure Breeds?
What are the best laying hens for eggs – Hybrids or pure-breeds? Anne looks at the advantages and disadvantages of the two and makes some
What are the best laying hens for eggs – Hybrids or pure-breeds? Anne looks at the advantages and disadvantages of the two and makes some
Jeremy suggests some ways of preparing for and ensuring healthy, early, chicks from your breeding stock.
Higgins Rat Ranch Conservation Farm is located in Alberta, Canada. During the winter, the temperature can drop as low as -45°C. Specialist care is, of course, required in these icy winter conditions.
Chickens can cope well with cold weather, but what shelter do you need to provide for them during wet weather? Of course, small runs can be
For easier management over the winter months, I keep my cockerels together. This is how I make the introductions without having too many feathers flying!
Frostbite or a frozen comb usually affects the male of breeds with larger combs, the Leghorn being a classic example. It causes the tips of the
The question that’s asked the most is, why have my chickens stopped laying eggs? There can be several reasons, and this article goes through each of these.