we explore what’s the best bedding for chickens. This is an important choice because good bedding provides comfort for your chickens, helps you keep your coop clean and contributes to a flock’s overall
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 old-fashioned farmyard approach of feeding chickens kitchen scraps, and leaving them to scratch around for the remainder of their diet will not work if you want your chickens to be healthy and produce eggs. Before the 1970s, chickens were often fed scraps, with a little wheat or oats, ...
Here’s a link for the whole story or check out the video down below to see it in action. Do Chickens Have Vaginas? Chickens do not have vaginas, or what we think of as a vagina. Chickens have only one exit hole called a vent, which is the outermost part of the cloaca. The ...
How do chickens get coccidia? Coccidiosis is caused by a microscopic parasite called coccidia that istransmitted via the droppings from infected birds. In other words, anywhere there's a microscopic trace of bird poop—in a waterer, a feeder, or in bedding—there's almost certainly coccidia pr...
Chicks like adult chickens need a constant supply of clean water. However you shouldnever use a flat open water dish especiallywhen they are very young as they will kick bedding in it and poop in it and you will find yourself continuously changing the dish. Worse than that, young chicks li...
(this might mean several times a day) and make sure you have enough space in the coop and run. You also need plenty ofnest boxesso the hens aren’t fighting for space in there, too. Make sure the nest boxes are filled with freshbeddingand that there is at least one box for every ...
animal you harvested from within a date range, with the total harvested, lost, and the net amount for every day or month. A total with the estimated cost to produce and estimated revenue is also shown. The daily report might help you track yields for egg laying chickens or milk producing...
For cats: adding DooKashi to kitty litter helps extend its life and is completely safe to handle. No need to wear gloves or nose plugs as odor is gone! For poultry: the organic probiotic in DooKashi will help kick-start your compost pile, ensuring your bedding will break down into comp...
Many of you know that three years ago, I set a goal for myself to start growing most of my own food. Many of you might remember this past summer when I got my chickens, soon after I discovered quail was another way I could keep my food local....