Teaching Chickens To Perch…

After reading your last newsletter, we thought you might be interested in our story of our chickens perching… The first chocks we had were three bantam Buff Orpington.

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Keeping Chickens Off A Patio (Or Anywhere)…

“Is their any way to keep chickens off a patio without a physical barrier? My chickens always hang out on the patio and get their poop on it

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Is It Possible To Mute A Rooster?

Love reading both “worm farming secrets” and “chicken keeping secrets”. I’ll save them for a night when I have a few moments to myself and can enjoy them

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Dealing With A New Puppy And Your Chickens

“Greetings, We really enjoy your newsletter, keep them coming! We have a new batch of chicks and find ourselves the owners of a new puppy too. We never

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Random Chicken Keeping Tips From Readers

Have I told you all lately how smart you are? I get lots of tips from readers in my inbox and thought I’d take some time this week

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Strange Brooding Behavior In A Buff Orpington

“We have a Buff Orpington who has taken to her bed. She has recently raised 2 chicks which are now about 10 weeks old. We have separated the

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Laws On Keeping Backyard Chickens

“I wanted to have some backyard chickens but the township I live in doesn’t allow us to raise any chickens in our yard. With the popularity of raising

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380 Million Egg Recall Due To Salmonella

“They are saying in this 380 million Egg Recall that the Salmonella is inside the chicken, infecting the inside of the egg. I know you can get salmonella

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Rooster Behavior In Baby Chicks

“I have been “chickenless” for many years but in May I bought 4 Silkies after about a year of planning. My fear is that 3 of them are

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Hens Beak Getting Lighter In Color…

“I am a first time chicken farmer and appreciate the advice I’ve been receiving in your newsletter. I’ve noticed that the color of my hens beaks seem to

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