For a first time chicken keeper, it can be frightening watching a chicken taking a dust bath. Chickens need dust baths and are often seen laying in a shallow pile of dirt, frantically kicking and scratching it all over themselves. Why do chickens roll around in the dirt and cover themselves completely? For proper hygiene […]
Chicken waterers, how often should you clean them?
Have you ever cleaned your chickens waterers and felt a slimy film? It might have even been a pink or light rust colored? Well, I have really bad news for you. That isn’t just some sort of harmless water residue or debris accumulation like I used to think. It’s actually something called bio-film and it’s […]
Wood ash & DE, a dust bathing dream team
Chickens love to dust bathe. They find a dry spot in the dirt and roll, fluff, and flap to their hearts content. Then, if it’s a sunny spot they just sorta fall asleep. In fact, if you’re new to chickens and you see them all sprawled in one spot looking half dead, you might just […]
Keeping your chickens water from freezing
It gets really cold here in the winter. There are times it doesn’t get much higher then zero so keeping the chickens water in a liquid form can be quite a challenge. I spent several years hauling warm water out several times a day to melt the ice in the waterers. Let me tell you, […]
Feeding chickens your leftovers
As chicken keepers, most of us like to give leftover food to the chickens. They love the treat and it lightens up the feed bill a little. In the winter I even warm the leftovers up for them since its so cold outside. (I know I’m not the only one!) Holiday dishes though, can contain […]
Identifying 14 Common Chicken Predators and How to Protect Them
Do you worry about losing your chickens to predators? Well, I didn’t until recently. We have been very fortunate to have very few predators around our area. But suddenly they are coming in from every angle. So I’d like to give you a list of chicken predators and how you can identify them from the […]
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