Getting Started
- Why Do You Raise Chickens?
- How to Start Your Flock
- Brooding Day Old Chicks
- How to Introduce New Chickens into Your Existing Flock
Water and Waterers
- Don’t Let Your Chickens Run Out of Water
- The Importance of Water
- Keeping the Chicken Water from Freezing
Chicken Housing
Stair-step roost arrangement
- How Much Roost Space Do My Chickens Need?
- How Much Space Do My Chickens Need?
- 17 Things to Consider When Planning Your next Chicken Coop
- Deep Bedding Alternative for Cramped Spaces
- Is Cedar a Suitable Chicken Coop Building Material?
- Using Electric Poultry Netting
Feeds and Feeding
- What Type of Poultry Feed Should I Use?
- Feeding Your Chickens Table Scraps
- Should I Feed My Chickens Oyster Shells?
Egg Laying
- Why Do Chickens Eat Their Own Eggs?
- 7 Ways to Get Cleaner Eggs from Your Chickens
- Which of My Hens Are Laying?
- How Soon Will My Hens Start to Lay?
- Why Aren’t My Chickens Laying (Lighting)?
- How Can I Get My Hens to Lay in Their Nestboxes?
- 9 Things to Investigate if Your Hens Aren’t Laying Well
Chicken Eggs
Flock Health
Photo by Lolita Hestand
- Reduce Stress for a Healthier, More Productive Flock
- Marek’s Disease
- A Coccidiosis Primer
- How Often Should I Worm My Chickens?
- No Cause for Alarm — It’s Just a Dust Bath
Broody Hens
Hot Weather
Cold Weather
Misc
Photo by Vera Ting