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 [...]
Once in awhile you will find mites and lice that infect chickens.
Mites
Mites are a common problem especially when raising and keeping poultry. There are several kinds of mites that can and will infest your birds not just one variety.
Mites can be brought in by wild birds, such as starlings, sparrows, crows, swallows, or can be [...]
Your hens may go broody at any time – this is when they tenaciously persist on sitting on eggs in order to hatch them. A hen is broody when she is trying to sit on the eggs and hatch them and won’t get off. It doesn’t really matter to them if the eggs are fertilized [...]
