Rats and Mice in the Chicken Coop: How to Keep Them Out
Rats and chickens end up sharing the same backyard more often than most new keepers expect, and once rats find …
Flock Health & Coop Care
Mites, moulting, bedding, manure and keeping the coop clean through the year.
Keeping Chickens Cool and Safe in Summer Heat
Chickens are built for cold far better than they are built for heat. A hen can fluff her feathers and …
Isolating a Sick Chicken: Why Separation Helps Your Flock
A hen sitting quietly by herself in a corner, fluffed up and unwilling to move, is one of the more …
Introducing New Chickens to an Established Flock the Right Way
Introducing new chickens to flock life rarely goes smoothly if it happens all at once. An established flock has a …
How to Keep Chickens Warm in Winter Without a Heat Lamp
The instinct is understandable: temperatures drop, and the first thought is to get a heat source into the coop as …
Flies and Pests Around the Chicken Coop: Prevention That Works
Flies in chicken coop numbers can climb fast once warm weather hits, and once they arrive they bring more than …
Composting Chicken Manure: Turning Coop Waste Into Garden Gold
A backyard flock produces a steady supply of manure, and composting chicken manure is the difference between a smelly pile …
Chicken Predators: How to Identify and Keep Them Out
A predator attack is usually discovered after the fact, not witnessed, which leaves keepers piecing together what happened from feathers, …
Chicken Pecking Order Explained: Normal Behavior vs. Bullying
The pecking order chickens establish among themselves is a genuine social hierarchy, not just a figure of speech, and understanding …
Chicken Mites and Lice: How to Spot an Infestation Early
Chicken mites and lice are the most common external parasites backyard keepers run into, and the two get mixed up …
Chicken Coop Bedding: Sand, Shavings, Straw, and Deep Litter Compared
Chicken bedding looks like a minor detail until it is not: the wrong choice leaves a coop smelling of ammonia …