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Good husbandry is the most effective way to prevent disease in any animal. Here are the 5 best ways to keep your chickens healthy all year round.
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While chickens are the least dangerous farm animal you can keep around, they aren’t completely harmless. If you have especially small children, it’s always a good idea to make sure they are supervised when around your birds. This is because both small children and chickens are often unpredi...
In the Qing Dynasty(清朝), kicking a stone ball around was a popular game in the north of China, and people often played it in winter to keep warm. Playing hide-and-seek Hide-and-seek is an old game for children. It is popular around the country. There are two ways to play: Cover...
Deep Freeze! How to Keep Goats Warm in Cold Weather What Should You Know About Caring for Goats in the Winter? How cold is too cold for a goat? Temperature can be the least of challenges when determining how to keep goats warm in cold weather....
The more humane approach is to give them the winter off and wait. They’ll begin laying again in the spring. (I’ve heard people say they couldn’t keep chickens because “you have to kill them when they stop laying eggs.” Not true. We never killed a hen simply because she stopped...
Ancona lays 200 eggs in a year. The color of its eggs is white, and the size is small. Though this breed is smaller in size as compared to other backyard chickens, Ancona may fly often! That’s why you should only keep this breed if you aim to collect a lot of eggs and can keep...
Does someone need to check in on my chickens when I go on vacation? Modern conveniences likeautomatic doorsand feeders make it much easier to get away for a bit without having to worry too much about your flock, provided your coop and attached run are thoroughly predator-proof. “They won...