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Make your chickens HAPPY with these HEALTHY homemade TREATS

Make your chickens HAPPY with these HEALTHY homemade TREATS

Just like any pet, chickens deserve occasional treats too. They may not be as affectionate as your dog but they certainly help a lot in the backyard. The treats are not just given to make them happy, they serve a purpose too. Treats help in keeping your chooks healthy all year round. In the winter, … Read more

Disease Prevention for Chickens

Disease Prevention for Chickens

Chickens can pick up diseases from living microorganisms such as bacteria, virus, mycoplasma or parasites that can cause infections. As with most infections, these diseases are contagious and can be spread from one chicken to the whole flock. Prevention of infections and spreading of it is vital for you to have a healthy and successful … Read more

8 Awesome Benefits About Keeping Chickens

1. Waste Disposal When raising chickens you can vary your chickens’ diet by feeding them kitchen scraps and waste vegetable matter, and by doing so, keep them healthy and reduce the amount of biodegradable waste you throw away every day. 2. Generate Fertiliser Keeping Chicken can also benefit your vegetable garden as chicken manure is … Read more

Great solutions to reduce Chicken Feed waste

Wasted chicken feeds can cost you more than you’re willing to charge as wastage. So if you’re planning or are already raising chickens in your backyard, keeping wastage to a minimum is essential. Your choice of chicken feeder will help you save on feeds by reducing or eliminating wasted feeds. Although store-bought poultry feeders are … Read more

CDC WARNS AMERICANS TO STOP KISSING, SNUGGLING THEIR CHICKENS

A recent advisory from the Centers for Disease Control is warning Americans of the hazards of contact with chickens, including the risk of catching salmonella. This year alone, the CDC has recorded 1,003 cases of salmonella across the U.S., including two deaths. The agency’s suggestions include always washing your hands with soap and water after touching backyard … Read more

6 Easy and Inexpensive DIY Chicken Feeder ideas

We’ve featured an inexpensive DIY chicken feeder made of PVC before. But while it is a great idea, it is also not always for everyone. The best kind of chicken feeder would depend on the number of chooks you are raising, the size and design of the coop, the materials readily available to you and the problems … Read more