What’s the Best Bedding for Chickens? A popular choice for chicken bedding is pine shavings. Pine shavings are inexpensive, found at several farm supply stores and come in lightweight bags. They are very absorbent, and when spread generously on the floor of a chicken coop, las...
If you have a large flock, it is better to have more than one small feeder, instead of one large one, so hens at the bottom of the pecking order can feed without getting bullied. View on Amazon Quick questions How much to feed chickens per day? A chicken’s daily feed intake depe...
In the wintertime, chickens are always going to lay fewer eggs. The reason being the amount of light that they received during the day is shorter and the nights are longer. And this is really the biggest impact as far as how many eggs they lay per day, obviously one, but, you know, ...
This allows the infection to grow and spread quickly, becoming quite serious if it is not treated right away. Bumblefoot can be fatal for a chicken if the infection is left long enough. Without treatment, the infection advances and enters the chicken’s bloodstream. However, fatal bumblefoot ...
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 compost more quickly. Great news for breaking down pine shavings which experienced chicken keepers know ...