Common Chicken Health Problems and Solutions
In general, you should not water bath your chickens, and chickens don’t like to be water bathed. Based on our research: They usually do not need it so long as they have adequate access to dust baths (for chickens, quail, and other gamebirds) and water for waterfowl like ducks and geese. It can (lethally) chill/shock …
It is not easy to determine when the outside temperature becomes too cold for chickens. The average, or optimal, temperature for chickens is between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Chickens can be subjected to colder temperatures, but if it is below freezing they will need a warmer space indoors or outside in order to stay …
Want to know the dog breeds that get along with chickens? Let me tell you, dogs and chickens can be best friends or worst enemies. Honestly, the correlation between these two species depends on many things, such as breeds, the owner and his/her capability to train them, the characters of the particular animals, etc. However, some …
If you hope to breed chickens, you will need the help of a rooster. This friendly rooster for dummies info will help you if you thinking of getting a rooster. It may be that you already have a rooster in your flock, but, if not, you will need to acquire one for breeding. When searching …
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When you try to raise backyard chickens, one of the things that you would have to come face to face with is cleaning the chicken coop. You would, unfortunately, realize that chickens would make a lot of mess, and it is on you to be able to clean them and ensure that they would be healthy. …
Below is a list of plants poisonous to chickens. If you are free-ranging your flock, you probably won’t have to worry. This is because hens aren’t stupid. If they happen to come across any of these plants, they are likely to keep ongoing. However, if you keep your chickens in a backyard coop, they may think …
I always wondered do chickens have sex to lay eggs? Do chickens have sex? However, a rooster does not impregnate a hen. Hens do not get pregnant, they lay eggs which can be fertile or not. Do Roosters have balls? They do, in fact. Unlike many other animals, their testicles are internal. Search the term: …
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Nicola Congdon, 30 year old from England, got an idea how to keep her chickens warm in winter. She and her mother Ann knit wooly sweaters for her 30 rescued chickens or “battery hens”. Those adorable sweaters keep them warm and happy throughout the winter. Nicole has 60 chickens, but 30 are rescued chickens and …
She Knits Sweaters for rescued “battery hens” to keep them warm in winter! Read More »
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 …
The process of feeding them is also very simple. All you have to do is go to the local feed store and get a bag of chicken feed formulated for the type and age group of chicken you are raising. You will discover that there are specific feed formulations for layers, broilers (meat birds), chicks, …
