Chicken Combs & Wattles
If you remember Foghorn Leghorn you’ll know that his comb and wattles were iconic. Not all chickens have such memorableContinue Reading
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Chicken Preening (Uropygial) Gland
Test Your Knowledge Of Poultry Anatomy
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Chicken Health Check
Last week I was out with my chickens taking photos and just hanging out. The next couple of days IContinue Reading
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How To Break A Broody Hen
Sorry Girls, No Babies For You
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The Dark Side Of Keeping Chickens
Note: I have worked hard to post positive articles. This is one of those rare occasions when I feel theContinue Reading
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Spring Coop Cleaning
Keeping Busy In The Midst Of A Pandemic
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To DE Or Not To DE
The Scoop On Diatomaceous Earth
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Lice
In my decade-plus years of keeping chickens I have only ever seen lice twice – both times just on oneContinue Reading
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Quarantine
In the 14th century quarantines were imposed in coastal European communities to protect their residents against The Plague. The wordContinue Reading
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Fowl Pox
Unless you’re a student of Shakespeare or archaic English you’re probably not used to hearing the term ‘pox’ very often.Continue Reading
