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. …
Clucking hens and crowing roosters are often only associated with barnyard lifestyles, but diminutive bantam chickens can be raised pretty much anywhere there is grass and shelter. Indeed, raising these lively feathered birds can be an enjoyable hobby for even those living in cities but yearn for the simple life of a farm. Getting To …
Deciding whether to raise backyard chickens is not a simple task. There are a variety of factors that you would have to consider before you would be able to determine whether keeping a flock with you is the right choice. Here are some questions that you should answer if you want to come up with …
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If you look at local news articles, the internet, or even other publications nowadays, you should not be surprised if you would be able to see an article or even plenty of articles about raising backyard chickens. This is because the trend of having these animals in your backyard has slowly picked up steam and …
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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 …
Naturally, the best hen you can own is a healthy bird. Before you buy your chickens, know what to look out for. Over hundreds of years, many breeds of chickens have been developed. Now you need to choose the breed that best suits your personal situation and tastes. Light Breeds Good choice as they are …
If you’re getting to know chickens for the first time, these little rascals can be a bit daunting. Don’t worry if you’re startled the first time you try to pick up a chicken and they begin squawking and flapping. Or trying to outrun you. This is their nature. Especially if they don’t know you very well. You may think you’ll …
One of our members of the Facebook chicken group, Rita Brady decorated her chicken coop for Christmas. Many of you people will think this is a weird idea, but Christmas Chicken Coop Decoration is more and more trending. No further ado, I will leave you to enjoy this amazingly decorated Chicken coop for Christmas.
Since we started this page we have received a lot of e-mails concerning the subject of how to clip chickens wings. Should you do it? Totally up to you. If your chickens can jump through your fence it is better that you do it for the obvious reasons. If your chickens jump over your fence …
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This has been a long-awaited Monday especially for us, at the typesofchicken.com team, because the breed we are going to write an article about today is one of those breeds that made us start to love keeping chickens. The Cochin chickens were most of the chickens of my first flock and they are the ones …
