Chicken Home Archives — Types of Chicken

How to keep chickens warm without Electricity

December 22, 2022 by Barbu d'Uccle

Keeping your chickens warm during the colder months is important for their health and well-being. If you don’t have access to electricity, there are a few ways you can keep your chickens warm without it. Chickens are able to regulate their body temperature to a certain extent, but they do rely on external sources of … Read more

Little Girl is rocking on TikTok (we can all learn from her)

May 25, 2022May 9, 2022 by Barbu d'Uccle

Okay, this is not a normal type of blog post that we write. I stumbled upon a chicken account on TikTok, and I was amazed! We normally write about tips and tricks for raising chickens, but this girl got our attention! Firstly, you can find her mostly on TikTok. Here is the account name: farm_12344 … Read more

18 Creative and Loveable Chicken Tattoo Ideas That You Don’t Wanna Miss

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 by Barbu d'Uccle

Need inspiration for a new chicken tattoo? Look no further, we have compiled 18 Chicken Tattoo ideas that you might fall in love with

What do you put in a chick brooder? materials, off heat, health hazard

October 17, 2021 by Barbu d'Uccle

A poultry brooder houses/heats hatchling poultry until they can be off heat, replacing mother hens. The rule is, starting at 95F, 5F degrees lower each week (by raising the heating element) until they have either fully feathered out or have experienced the same lowest ambient temperature as outside (i.e. lowest outside temperature is 75F degrees … Read more

Choosing a Chicken Breed to Raise

September 30, 2019 by Barbu d'Uccle

There are varieties of chickens to raise. Choosing a breed will depend on the kind of chicken that you want to raise. There are chickens that seem healthy but their egg-laying capacity is frail while other chickens give out lots of eggs every day. Before finally choosing the right chicken to raise, you have to … Read more

Why are Pet Chickens becoming more popular?

July 1, 2019 by Barbu d'Uccle

We see a lot of people are starting to keep chickens in their homes as pets. We were curious about this topic and wanted to search what are people thinking of this topic. We found some interesting answers on the web that we would like to share with you. Carlos Allende, former Cackleberry Farmer (2001-2015) … Read more

Which Building Materials Are Safe And Which Are Not For Chickens To Peck At!

June 28, 2016 by Gold Cochin

A big number of chicken keepers, especially the DIY type have experienced their chickens pecking at the materials that were used inside or outside of the chicken coop. This, in most cases, is not that important or bad for the chickens but from time to time chickens can peck at things that are build of materials that are unsafe for them and that can lead to more trouble soon after.

Choosing The Right Bedding For Chickens

June 12, 2016 by Barbu d'Uccle

The bedding you choose for your chickens is very important and it can make you life as a chicken keeper easier. While the instinct might be to run with the cheapest and simple to tidy up choices

Fixing A Muddy Run – How To Do It!

June 11, 2016 by Gold Cochin

Having a muddy run around your chicken coop can have a bad affect on the health of your chickens. It can increase the chances of your chickens getting bumblefeet and of course bad hygiene which can be easily transferred inside of the coop and that leads to many more problems. This is why a well maintained run is as important as a well maintained coop.

How To Protect Your Coop From Cats & Dogs!

October 17, 2021May 13, 2016 by Gold Cochin

Chickens attract a lot of predators – foxes, raccoons, eagles and domesticated cats and dogs.

Cats and dogs are especially dangerous for small chicks.

Many chicken keepers own also cats or dogs and that can sometimes be a problem if your chickens are not properly protected.

That is what made us, the typesofchicken.com team prepare an article for our readers concerning the protection of your chickens from the most common household pets.