Are there mice wreaking havoc on your chicken coop? Most of the time, a mouse in the chicken house is nothing to worry about. Although you might be freaked out by the pitter-patter of tiny little ...
Is Chicken Coop Dust Harmful and How Can You Limit It?
We’ve all been there. You spend an afternoon cleaning out the chicken coop, and by the time you head inside for the night, you’re coughing, hacking, and congested. It has to be all that chicken ...
7 Mistakes You Can Make When Raising Them Broiler Chicken
I will never forget our first year raising Cornish Cross chickens as broilers, when I walked down to the brooder to find nearly a dozen of our 100 little white chickens stone-cold dead. My ...
6 Alternative Ways to Raising Chickens Without a Coop
Raising chickens is a great way to have fresh eggs each day, and it's fun for the whole family. But what do you do if you don't want to build or buy a chicken coop? You can make your own DIY ...
6 Chicken Coop Floor Options and Which One Is Right for You
Whether you build your own chicken coop or purchase one from the store, there are plenty of considerations you will need to make. Should the coop be constructed out of wood or plastic? How ...
How to Identify Fowl Pox and Treat Your Birds
I can tell you from experience that not all fowl pox in your flock is as foul as it sounds. Yes - it’s frightening to see your pretty poultry marred with ugly scabs. It’s also hard to see them seem ...
What Are Vegetarian-Fed Chickens and What’s the Deal with Them?
Every time I walk into the grocery store (which, thankfully, isn’t all that often), I find myself increasingly frustrated with the way that food producers choose to market their products. There are ...
What to Consider When Raising Sheep and Chickens Together
In almost all of the time that I have raised sheep on my farm, I have raised them side-by-side with chickens. It might look a little odd to see sheep grazing out among the chickens, and vice versa, ...
74 Chicken Farming Statistics You Need to Know
In this page, you'll find curated and vetted list of chicken farming statistics from around the world. We categorized the statistics into general chicken farming, meat production, meat consumption egg ...