There is no need to heat chicken coops during winter as chickens adapt readily to cold weather. In fact, their body metabolism actually changes according to the seasons. However, there are some steps and precautions you should take during really cold winters to make you and your birds happy!
Apply petroleum jelly or heavy moisturizer every [...]
Providing your chickens with adequate chicken coop provisions -meaning proper housing is absolutely necessary to keep your birds in good physical shape, contented and happy.
As a rule of thumb, for a chicken coop to be satisfactory for your birds, it must meet the following requirements:
It must be predator-proof from all sides. Make sure that all [...]
Raising chickens for fun is one of the reasons why many people want to raise chickens. Chickens are just chickens and you sometimes forget that they are not like other pets -like a dog or even a cat.
Raising chickens will give you a supply of fresh eggs and you can make them organic, free range [...]
