Category: Pets and Livestock

While I love eating fresh eggs, sometimes you get an egg that just smells fishy. And then it tastes weird and fishy, too. So why do some chicken eggs smell fishy? And what can we do to prevent...

While watching sheep getting sheared at baby animal days, my kids asked me if sheep get cold after shearing. I thought it was a good question, given how some of the sheep appeared to shiver. So I...

Sheep are a favorite at petting zoos and farms. My kids love seeing and petting them. But do sheep like to be petted? I asked around and did some research - and here's what I found about if sheep...

Whether you've got chickens or you're still researching them, it's nice to have an idea of what to expect. And as I've come to find out, eggs aren't always perfectly egg-shaped - some come with...

While cleaning the coop one evening, I saw some mice trying to steal some fallen feed. I don't want rodents in the coop, but then I wondered - do chickens catch and/or eat mice? And will they keep...

Even before we first got our chickens, I wondered how long they would live - and what I would need to know in order to take care of them. So how long can and do chickens live? And which factors...