There are many things to know about raising chickens in your backyard. Beginner chicken keepers may be surprised to learn how much goes into being a chicken keeper. The great news is once you have everything set up, it gets easier. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include caring for ...
Pollock SL, Stephen C, Skuridina N et al (2012) Raising chickens in city backyards: the public health role. J Community Health 37:734–742Pollock, S.; Stephen, C.; Skuridina, N.; Kosatsky, T. Raising chickens in city backyards: The public health role. J. Community Health 2012, ...
A place where harm is done to chickens.This is an important one to me. This site is about raising happy chickens. I don't talk about killing our girls and I don't talk about eating them - because I don't. If you want a place that goes into details like that, that's fine - th...
Before the days of Walmart, raising chickens was a pretty normal thing to see. Even in the city, people would keep chickens as a way to have fresh eggs and control bug problems. However, with more people turning towards organic foods and backyard gardens, raising chickens is starting to in...
Raising chickens by starting with baby chicks at home or in your backyard is a wonderful and adorable way to start your first time chicken keeping adventure. Raising baby chicks isn't hard and with just a little help, even your kids could take the lead in caring for your new fluffy baby...
The Treadle Feeder holds enough feed to last for several days depending on how many chickens you have. For those with small backyard flocks it certainly means you don’t have to feed themdaily. Also as the feed is not wasted or stolen it lasts a lot longer. ...
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There’s a lot to like about raising chickens in your backyard. The eggs are a real temptation—tastier and fresher than any store-bought eggs, and better for baking, too. The shells, along with the chicken poop, can be tossed right into the compost pile. Most of the day, the birds...
Originally published in the February/March 2023 issue ofBackyard Poultrymagazine, and regularly vetted for accuracy.