Exactly How Noisy Are Chickens? A 12-Month Chicken Sound Diary
When one of my friends first learned that we had chickens, she was equal parts excited (about scoring some fresh eggs) and worried (that chickens were a hot, noisy mess of an egg-laying pet. I knew...
While raising chickens for meat isn't on our radar right now, it is a popular reason for keeping chickens. From what my husband has researched, though, raising meat rabbits might be simpler. Which...
Do Chickens Need Toys? Entertaining Your Chicks and Chickens
Bringing home baby chicks is a lot of fun, but depending on your brooder it's normal to wonder if your baby chicks are going to need some entertainment or something to do. Do baby chickens need toys...
Meal planning and grocery shopping don't usually make me think about gender equality issues in chickens, but recently I got asked a thought-provoking question that did just that. It was this: why are...
When someone first comes to my backyard to see all of our animals, one of the first things they usually mention is that they're surprised by the lack of animal smell. "But aren't chickens usually...
One of the best parts of raising chicks into chickens is knowing that delicious eggs can be collected - as soon as the chicks become laying pullets, anyway. And finding that first, small egg is...
