What to feed chickens, or what do chickens eat, is normally one of the first questions that we get asked by new poultry keepers. It’s also something that existing keepers asks when…
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Help! My Chicken Isn’t laying
There are a number of reasons why a chicken isn’t laying. These can be caused by many different issues, from stress and fatigue, through to environmental and time of year. In this…
Newcastle Disease In Poultry
Newcastle Disease is a highly contagious viral infection that affects common species of domesticated and wild birds. The birds that are susceptible to Newcastle Disease include chickens, ducks, pheasants, partridges, guinea fowl…
Parts of a Chicken egg
It’s the age-old question, what came first, the chicken or the egg? No one will ever be able to answer with 100% certainty, but what we can answer with certainty is what…
Treating Red Mite With Diatomaceous Earth
Treating Red Mite With Diatomaceous Earth is the main way to get rid of a red mite infestation within your chickens. It’s a super easy solution, to a problem that can eventually…
Can you sell chicken eggs?
If you keep chickens, they may well be laying an egg a day for you. If you keep 6 birds, you could quite possibly be getting 4 or 5 eggs per day,…
Are there any laws about keeping chickens?
Keeping chickens in the UK is fairly common. Many people do so to get fresh eggs, and have some of the best pets you can possibly have (in my opinion). There are…
How expensive is keeping chickens?
The cost of starting and then keeping chickens will vary depending on how many birds you want to keep, and how much you wish to spend on housing and enclosures. Keeping chickens…
Will keeping chickens attract rats?
There are many stories that you will hear from people when you say that you are about to start keeping chickens. Some of these will be true, and others are based on…
Is keeping chickens hard work
For those who have never kept any kind of chickens or poultry, they may have many ideas as to what keeping chickens involves. However, the reality can be very different to the…