When you’re new to chickens, life’s a whole lot easier starting with a chicken breed that’s perfect for your needs. But there isn’t one true breed that is the best chicken breed for beginners. With that being said, depending on your purpose for owning chickens, we’ve got a few recommendations for what we’ve found to …
Learning how to incubate baby chicks isn’t difficult. It’s the precision behind the process that’s most important. While we’d love to stock an incubator, then set it and forget it, there’s a lot more monitoring to do throughout the 21 days your chicks are developing. This guide will walk you through the entire process of …
In some cases, it’s not too late to take matters into your own hands and treat bumblefoot. But to get ahead of this nasty infection, you’ve got to be able to identify it. The first time you see one of your chickens limping around, you may wonder if they’ve broken something, In truth, one of …
If you’ve ever come across a rubbery chicken egg, your jaw may have hit the floor of the chicken coop. Rubber chicken eggs aren’t necessarily cause for panic, but there are a few reasons your chicken may be laying these watery-like soft eggs. Why Did My Chicken Lay a Rubbery Egg? The predictability of a …
Want to know how to hatch & raise your own chickens at home? We’ve got you covered. Spring is right around the corner, and you know what that means. Baby chicks are about to hatch! In this article, we’re going to teach you all about hatching and raising your chickens at home. Aside from being lovely, …