How To: Dye Easter Eggs
Dying Easter Eggs (without a kit)When I was a kid, we used to dye colourful Easter eggs every year to use as decorations and …
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Understanding the Chicken Pecking Order
The Pecking Order in Backyard Chickens
The phrase "pecking order" literally describes the hierarchical social order of a fl…
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Where to Buy Chickens
Congratulations! You’re getting chickens! We can tell you from personal experience that this is a step towards happiness and …
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How To: Use Chicken Manure in the Garden
How to use Chicken manure in the gardenThere is no mistaking the strong, instense fragrance of chicken poo. You are sure to b…
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Do Chickens Need Shell Grit?
Do My Chickens Need Shell Grit?New chicken owners often ask, what is shell grit and why is it important? With a wide ran…
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What are the Best Egg Laying Chickens?
The primary reason for most people to raise backyard chickens is to receive fresh, delicious farm eggs. If you've never had a…
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The Dos and Don'ts of Feeding Scraps to Chickens
Should you feed chickens scraps? Most backyard chicken keepers that we know feed scraps to their chickens. But this does…
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Tiny Eggs: The Beginning or the End?
Is your chicken laying tiny eggs? If you’ve had chickens for a while, you will have gone out to collect the eggs only to…
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How To: Recognise and Treat Fowl Pox in Chickens
Recognise and prevent fowl pox Fowl pox is a viral infection that is common in chickens. Although it sounds a bit like c…
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