How to Worm Chickens
There is an array of options when it comes to knowing how to worm chickens. You can choose a natural approach or turn to your vet for a prescription or suggestion. No matter what you do, it is important to act fast.
Chicken Care
How to Keep Chickens Out of Flower Beds
Love your backyard free-range chickens, but hate how they keep destroying all the hard work you put into your flower garden? If your answer is yes, it is time for you to try out some of our tips and tricks to keeping chickens out of flower beds.
There are many ways to keep chickens out of the garden bed, and most of them include deterring them through their senses. Add in some smells they do not like, tastes they can’t stand, and decoys they hate to see.
If you are interested in trying some natural, yet effective ways to keep your chickens out of your garden bed for good, continue reading this article.
What Animals Eat Chickens?
There is nothing worse than waking up in the morning, going to the chicken coop to feed your farm animals, and then notice you’re missing a few, or even an entire flock. This is a devastating experience for anyone who raises chickens and, unfortunately, it happens all too often. That’s why it is essential to know what animals can eat your backyard chicken and who to watch out for.
The most common culprits known for eating chickens are smaller predators such as skunks, raccoons, foxes, and weasels. These animals are small enough to squeeze through cracks and holes and can cause chaos within minutes.
In this article, we will provide you with a list of animals you should keep an eye out for and all the ways you can help protect your flock.
How Long Can Chickens Go Without Water?
If you have, or are considering, getting chickens to raise as pets, for meat or their eggs, it is crucial to understand how to take care of them properly. First, of course, you want to keep your chickens happy and healthy, and an essential part of keeping your chickens healthy is by making sure they are getting enough water.
An otherwise healthy chicken can go without drinking any water for about 48 hours. This will also depend on how hot and humid it is in the environment around them. After 48 hours, heat stress, dehydration, and shock will set in.
How Often Do Chickens Molt?
If you are starting to notice an abundance of chicken feathers all over the barn floor, or your chickens are looking a bit funny covered in bald spots, this may indicate you have a molting chicken. Chickens molt to change out their old feathers and make way for the new ones, which happens at a specific time in your chicken’s life.
Chickens molt once a year. This is usually around the fall months when there is a shorter amount of daylight and chickens are preparing to keep warm during the winter months. This feather regrowth process usually lasts for about eight weeks but could go on for a few weeks longer.
The molting process and resulting feather loss is a challenging and exhausting time in a chicken’s life. Let’s take a look at the molting process, why it occurs, and things you can do to help keep your flock comfortable during such a rough time.
How to Deworm Chickens Naturally
It is not a topic many chicken owners like to talk about, but worms are a natural part of life in many types of animals, and poultry is no exception. If you raise chickens and are concerned they may have worms, knowing how to check for these creatures as well as how to get rid of them can be a matter of life and death for your flock.
What is the Best Nesting Material for Chickens?
Nothing will irritate a chicken owner more than opening the nesting boxes of their chicken coop and finding the straw or pine shavings you put down for your chickens pushed out to the floor of the coop and broken eggs on the bottom of the nesting box. Thankfully, there is a solution for this. In …
Can Chickens Eat Grapes?
Can chickens eat grapes? In this article, we’ll clear up everything behind that curious question. In the end, you may be surprised by what you read. For those of us who have been around the block with chickens, we know that, given the chance, a chicken will eat just about anything. A separate question is: …
Raising Silkie Chickens – Introduction
So let’s say you went out and got your first silkie. Congratulations! We hope you enjoy every second with that fluffy chicken. However, keep in mind that, like every other animal you look after, silkies have particular needs that will require some assistance to be met. After all, that fluffy bird shouldn’t have to take …