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Month: May 2016
Chicken Entertainment 101
Bored chickens feather peck each other, and that is definitely not good for them and for their chicken keepers. This is one of the reasons why entertaining your chickens is very important. Another reason is nutrition, giving your chickens highly nutritious treats can help them in the process of egg production and with their well-being … Read more
Common Chicken Keeping Problems!
Preparedness is key in the process of chicken keeping in order to prevent many future problems that chicken keepers can have. Taking the most common problems we have encountered and still have them from time to time in mind, we wanted to put them on a list and therefore help our readers have an easier process of chicken keeping.
Stress In Young Chicks – Causes & Prevention!
Stress can be very bad for chickens, especially the young chicks that are still unfamiliar with the environment around them. There are lot more causes for stress in young chicks than in chickens, and there are some things that cause stress both in young chicks and older chickens.
Hacks For Easier Chicken Keeping!
Chicken keeping can be easy if you make it so. There are many things that can make your chicken keeping easier about which many novice chicken keepers are not aware of. Making your chicken keeping simpler can save you a lot of time, money and effort. This is why we at the typesofchicken.com team decided to share with our readers some of the Hacks For Easier Chicken Keeping with the hope that they will make your chicken keeping simpler as much as it did for us.
If You Are a Chicken Keeper, Then You Have Heard About These…
We have discussed a lot about the predator problems you can have while chicken keeping due to the small size and gentle nature chickens can have.
Unfortunately, predators are not the only concern to chicken keepers because chickens as much as any other animal are prone to pest problems.
What we at the typesofchicken.com team want to do with this article is inform our readers about the most common pests that your chickens can have problems with in order to help in the process of preventing of the same.
3 Summer Treats for Chickens!!!
Summer is right around the corner and your chickens deserve the best that you can offer them in order to pass the summer happy and healthy. As most of our readers already know we at the typesofchicken.com team love the treats we provide for our chickens. In the treats we give to our chickens variety … Read more
The Most Chicken Friendly Animals!
Keeping chickens in your backyard has been only the beginning for some chicken keepers.
The process of chicken keeping has inspired many people to try keeping other animals and that is a fact. Chickens are friendly, smart, and highly productive animals, but they are also gentle and almost always considered the prey and not the predator.
This is why every chicken keeper that wants to keep his chickens alive needs to be careful about what kind of animals they keep alongside their chickens. There are, however, animals that can be tamed and trained to be friends with your chickens and can play with them.
4 Fabulously Long-Tailed Chickens
Add one of these beautiful long-tailed heritage chicken breeds to your flock to add interest and intrigue.
Chicken keepers wanting to take their flocks to the next level should consider adding one of these striking long-tailed chicken breeds to the mix.
Typically raised as ornamentals—with a few exceptions—these breeds are relatively docile, love free-ranging, and, best of all, are a gorgeous addition to the landscape.
In this article, we will cover 4 long-tail chicken breeds such as:
- Cubalaya
- Phoenix
- Sumatra
- Yokohama
Also, there are tips & tricks on how to care for long-tailed chickens – so stick to the real end!
Why Are Chicken Dust Baths Important?
Dust bathing is a strange activity that chickens do. It is amusing to watch chickens do it, they dust bathe instinctively and they know how to show their keepers that they have a lot fun also while doing it. Many novice chicken keepers can get confused when they are having a look at their chickens having their dust baths for the first time, it is not unusual for novice chicken keepers to get scared for their chickens when they see them dust bathing. But why are they so important and many chicken keeping experts recommend it to be done? This is what we at the typesofchicken.com team decided to share with our readers for today`s article.
