Hey Dogs: Chickens Are Friends Not Food (Or Toys)
Having birds and dogs is a bit like the chicken and the egg – which came first? Regardless, unless you’veContinue Reading
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The Emotional Cost Of Keeping Chickens
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Life Lessons Learned From Keeping Chickens
One day last week, I walked out to my coop like I have done hundreds, more like thousands, of timesContinue Reading
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More Adventures With Broody Hens
I had my first broody hen in 2012. I tried to break her; I didn’t have a rooster and hadn’tContinue Reading
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Tricky Chicken Terms Explained
I’ve spent many hours scrolling through online chicken sites and am sometimes confused by what the poster is trying toContinue Reading
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Bitchin’ Chickens: The Person Behind The Blog
Although I’ve written 45 profiles in my series “Having Chickens Is A Great Way To Meet Your Neighbours” I haven’tContinue Reading
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Hen Vs Brooder: Why Chicks Need Their Mother
Over the last decade I’ve had many hens go broody and usually let them have at least one kick atContinue Reading
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The Emotional Life Of Chickens
I’m often curious to hear how some folks speak of chickens as though they aren’t sentient beings. We refer toContinue Reading
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Tonic Immobility (‘Hypnosis’) In Chickens
Most of us are probably familiar with hypnotist shows in which volunteers are recruited to participate in a series ofContinue Reading
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How Chickens Sleep
If you’re like me, you look forward to crawling between cozy sheets for some shut eye. For much of myContinue Reading
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