Since roosters (like all chickens) are prey animals, they have several mechanisms of defense that they use when attacking or fighting. One line of defense is called ‘flogging,’ which is when a rooster uses his wings to beat the attacker or opponent. A rooster will also use his spurs to...
Identifying, treating, and preventing bumblefoot is key to raising a healthy flock. Learn how to keep your chickens’ feet bumblefoot-free and healthy for a fulfilling life.
The chickens that saved Western civilization were discovered, according to legend, by the side of a road in Greece in the first decade of the fifth century B.C. The Athenian general Themistocles, on his way to confront the invading Persian forces, stopped to watch two cocks fighting and su...
How To Stop Snacking: 5 Simple Tips It’s not easy to just stop eating snack foods cold turkey. So, here are a few practical tips for how to stop snacking in the evening. These ideas and tricks are very doable, so you can be successful with this simple baby step towardgetting healthy...
Chickens: 9,075,261,000 Layer hens: 69,683,000 Turkeys: 271,245,000 I strongly suggest these numbers ought to disturb you, especially if you know anything about how all of this is actually done. And that’s without bringing into consideration additional factors that the ancient Stoics were...
However, that acts more as a temporary repellent, and you have to do it frequently to give your plants a fighting chance. Another way to get rid of the adult squash bugs (and perhaps the cucumber beetles) on the spot is to use a biodegradable detergent dish soap. The soapy water works...
Also, during that first period, Mike showed me how to grow food, deal with the chickens and goats, make repairs to the property. In the evenings, we would read to each other, some English books and some Spanish. For the Spanish books, he would read a little and then translate for me...
Also, duck eggs have slightly different requirements than chickens (such as higher moisture levels), so the process is more specialized. See: How to hatch duck eggs, complete guide Where do you get ducklings? You can source hatched ducklings from either: a local breeder near you, a local ...
“My wife and I have raised chickens for way over 25 years. We decided to switch to quails after hearing how much better the eggs were, and how much easier it was to keep them. But it was so different to having chickens! We couldn’t work out why our hatch rates were so low, and...
If you can avoid unwanted attention, then you’ll be less likely to have to defend your property.Not being near your water source might be a major inconvenience, but fighting off bandits every other day would be much worse.Often, the best place for concealment will be farthest from the ...