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11 Simple Games and Activities For Your chickens!

February 5, 2023March 2, 2016 by Gold Cochin

Keeping your chickens happy is very important for them, it affects their health massively and the quality of their eggs.

After a few articles about DIY toys for your chickens now it is time for us to share something with those readers who don’t have the room or the means to build their chicken toys.

It is never bad to give some extra attention to your chickens and the most fun way to do that is to give them activities and games when they are on their run. Chickens are omnivores, they love to eat almost anything and almost everything is safe for them to eat.

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How to Keep Your Chickens Entertained & 3 DIY Toys! – Part 2

September 14, 2021March 1, 2016 by Gold Cochin

Some time ago we at the typesofchicken.com team gave you an article on How to keep your chickens entertained and 3 DIY toys and from your feedback, we came to the conclusion that you might want more.

We discussed what chickens do when they are bored so now we will skip that part and go directly to the toys.

Without further ado, here are the new DIY toys for your chickens brought to you by the typesofchicken.com team.

6 Cruel Steps The Egg Industry Is Using To Provide Product

April 28, 2016February 28, 2016 by Shannon Stansberry

Before I start this article I would like to say a few words from everyone at thetypesofchicken.com team. We are not vegetarians we – same as our chickens – are omnivores. We don’t judge vegetarians or vegans and we never will. We decided not to support the egg industry by breeding our own chickens because we like to eat fresh eggs and quality meat. This article was written to motivate some people to breed their own chicken and one other reason – because we don’t like what the egg industry is doing to this species and we are sure that there is some less cruel way to mass-produce eggs.

What to do with your egg cartons? 6 easy DIY ideas

October 17, 2021February 26, 2016 by Gold Cochin

When we were discussing our next article someone suggested that even chicken keepers can have extra egg cartons and this gave us the idea, what to do with your egg cartons?

We gave you an article about what to do with your eggshells.

Our readers like the ideas about everything that has to do with chickens and eggs, especially the things people usually throw away.

With no further ado, here are some great uses for your leftover egg cartons:

How to Make Your Garden Chicken Proof & 5 DIY TRICKS!

October 17, 2021February 24, 2016 by Gold Cochin

In some of our previous articles, we at the typesofchicken.com team gave you the idea to let your chicken roam in your garden, and some of you complained that with doing that the chickens ruin some parts of it. So after some research and usage of our improvisation skills, we team found a few ways for you to let your chicken roam in your garden and keep your garden products protected at the same time.

How to Recognize a Good Egg Yolk & How to Get a Bright Orange Egg Yolk?

September 14, 2021February 23, 2016 by Gold Cochin

We have all experienced different shade of yellow egg yolks and for most of the people the color of their egg yolks does not make a difference, but it does.

The color of the egg yolk is more important than you know, when the color of your egg yolk is bright orange this means that your eggs are coming from a healthy hen.

That is why we at the typesofchicken.com team have decided to give an article about the importance of the egg yolk color, and what you can do to get the bright orange egg yolks.

The Language of Chickens & How do they talk to each other!

February 27, 2023February 21, 2016 by Gold Cochin

There is many of scientific research about the language of animals, how they communicate and what can we do to understand them. It is no secret that most animals have a way of communicating with one another – everyone who has more than one dog in their neighborhood can tell you that.

But did you know that chickens also have a way of communicating and that the way chickens communicate is one of the most complex ones in the animal kingdom?

Until now we at the typesofchicken.com team have given you advice on how to talk to your chickens now it is time for us to show you the way they talk to each other.

How To Keep Your Chickens Entertained & 3 DIY Toys!

August 3, 2022February 20, 2016 by Gold Cochin

When your chickens sit in one place and they are not pecking or playing it does not mean that they are bored, but that they are enjoying life.

We have all felt that moment when you just want to sit and relax.

They sit and relax their muscles and simply watch some of the entertaining parts of the world around them that we humans have forgotten to enjoy. What chickens do when they are bored is they start going at each other, in most cases bullying the ones at the lower end of the flock.

3 Easy Tips on Keeping Your Chickens Happy in The Summer!

September 14, 2021February 19, 2016 by Gold Cochin

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Some time ago we gave you some tips on how to feed and care for your chickens in the winter, and from your feedback, we found out that some of you have problems with another season, like summer.

Because of the number of their feathers, your chickens can feel very hot in the summer and that affects their behavior a lot.

The heat makes your chickens lack hydration because of the sweating, and they also lack proteins and a lot of important and needed nutritious materials.

So we at the typesofchicken.com team have decided to share with you some simple and easy tips on how to keep your chickens happy in the summer.

4 Steps For Cleaning Your Chicken Coop The Natural Way

September 14, 2021February 16, 2016 by Shannon Stansberry

Before I get on the subject I would like to say that in the process of keeping my chickens and my other animals, I try to use as little chemicals as possible.

Somehow I think that using chemicals – even the approved ones – is not the right way of keeping the places around your animals clean. I try to do my best to keep it natural when doing these things, for me, it makes more sense.

This is why I want to share with you my ways of cleaning my chicken coop the natural way and I hope that you will consider using this method because not only they are natural but cheaper also.