Relating to Farm Animals

If you've heard the expression, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink it," then you have some idea of how hard it is to make a hen set a nest (keep her eggs warm until they...

Raising chickens has been an important part of human society for centuries. Prized for their meat, eggs and feathers, chickens remain a popular commodity for farmers around the world. Chickens are...

I'm not a carpenter. I'm a single mom with one goal in mind. I wanted chickens. They needed a house. It can't be that hard, can it? Low on funds, I recycled every scrap of wood I could. And...

If you own chickens, sooner or later, you will catch it..........no, I'm not talking about bird flu, but, the desire to get new chickens to add to your existing flock. Maybe you've been...

Like human beings, chickens are vulnerable to all sorts of illnesses and conditions. Bacteria and viruses may cause some of them while others are fungal in nature. Among the conditions that can...

There is nothing that says “farm” as sweetly as a colorful flock chickens happily roaming across an open range. It is a beautiful sight. Country just wouldn’t be country without them. People...

The organic lifestyle is gaining in popularity as people around the globe become more attuned to optimizing nutrition. Organic living focuses on staying as natural as possible, with naturally...

Deciding where to position your backyard chicken coop can make or break your success with egg laying chickens. Of course, you'll want to maximize the number of eggs your chickens produce. You...

When buying or building nesting boxes for your chickens, there are a few things you need to consider. Hens like to have a semi-confined space for laying and enough privacy to feel secure. Chickens...

With the move for independent living, fresh foods and green living, raising chickens is becoming popular. Whereas chicken coups used to be purely functional in the farm environment, home owners...

Chickens "give birth" regularly through the year every one to two days on average, and more in the summer months. If you own one chicken or a whole flock, your chicken(s) will lay eggs regardless...

Buying live chickens is a fun process, live chickens are so cute when they are little and you always buy lots more than you need to make sure you get plenty of healthy happy chickens who will give...

Developing a chicken coop is easy...building one takes planning.

If you want to keep chooks, or chickens, on your property, you must build a safe and comfortable house for them. With sturdy lumber for protection against predators and weather, and chicken-wire...

The worst way to try and catch a chicken is to chase it round and round the run. Whether you catch it or not, you will certainly succeed in stressing the bird and it's egg laying ability will be...

A chicken farmer needs to clean and sanitize cages each day to reduce the risk of disease spreading among the chickens. Soiled bedding material is replaced with fresh bedding material in areas...

With a worldwide population of more than 25 billion, there are more chickens in the world than any other type of bird. They are kept as pets, as food and as food producers. Many people don't think...

A chicken coop is typically constructed out of wood to prevent water and snow from getting inside. Small ramps are typically a feature of the chicken coop, as the chickens enjoy trolling up and...

Shipping chickens from one place to another is easy if you know what to do.

Whether you are raising baby chicks for your own use or for commercial purposes, there are some general guidelines for providing a safe shelter during the brooding stage. The good news is that...

Fresh eggs are a valuable backyard commodity. Hens will start laying when it warms up in spring and lay a nice egg each all the way through the summer months. Winter, when a family most needs...

Dumb birds? Chickens are like the rest of the bird population, there are some bozos and some geniuses. Most chickens are gentle, and can be tamed as easily as any other bird and they'll love you...

If you are interested in learning how to find the chicken that suits your lifestyle, you have just stumbled upon the right place. In this brief article, we will be looking at how to figure out if...

Raising chickens for meat can be a fun experience for the whole family. You start with baby chicks in the spring and by fall, you will have a freezer full of meat.

A Leghorn chicken is a noisy bird that is spirited in nature. It is smaller than many chickens, but it is still larger than a bantam. The Red Leghorn is a forager and they get much of the protein...

The Anconas chicken is a rare breed that originated near the Italian city of Anconas. It is a descendent from the early Leghorns and other earlier breeds. The Anconas has a mixed ancestry that has...

Meat chickens have their own distinctive look. They originated from "great grand parent' eggs from companies in the United States and the United Kingdom. These companies specialize in select...

Bantam chickens are a nice way to enter the world of pet birds. Many people raise these feisty little birds for their variety of colors. The birds also supply plenty of eggs, although the eggs are...

If you have a bit of space on a small farm, you can raise laying hens for farm-fresh eggs of your own. While the chickens do take a bit of work, you can count on having eggs so fresh that no...

This article will explain a very simple way to hypnotize a chicken. It's very entertaining and straight forward.

Grass-fed cattle yields the best meat because the cattle are not filled with growth hormones. Generally, grass-fed cattle lead a very stress-free life and are filled with the most nutrients. Done...

Whether you want to build a chicken fence for chickens or another animal, you need to build one that is sturdy and well made. It is fairly easy to build a chicken fence, if you know what to buy...

Raising chickens is a simple hobby that provides eggs and meat for you and fertilizer for your garden. Like all animals, chickens require suitable housing. You can build a coop for your chickens...