One of our hens started being shy all of a sudden, staying in the nesting box. Upon inspection we found these bumps on her face. So far we're thinking fungal infection but not sure. Please see photos below. What do y'all think? Do we need to do something urgently ..read more

This summer one of my vegetable garden raised beds heavily mulched with used litter from our chicken coop started growing about 20 sorghum plants so instead of digging them in I decided to let them grow. The sorghum grew amazingly well through our awfully hot and muggy summer and produced big heads of seed so I was interested to see if this could be a worthy supplemental organic feed for our chickens with the rest of the plant used as compost. Whilst I found sorghum really easy to grow... Read more ..read more

Got a new rooster...salmon faverelle...LOVE!!! But the girls stopped laying ..read more

Hi, Has anyone used & have any recommendations for purchasing & using Neem, Spinosad or Nematodes? Any suggestions in their place are appreciated too. Thank you ..read more

Any clue as to what this is? I was cleaning the chicken coop this weekend and there were about a half dozen of them in the old litter (shavings ..read more

Just read a post elsewhere about water glassing fresh eggs to preserve them. I have never heard of this, apparently its about emersing fresh unwashed eggs in a solution of hydrated lime and water. Be great to hear from anyone that has tried it. Rob ..read more

Anyone have experience (good or bad) with cats and chickens. I would like to free range my chickens unattended but am worried about feral cats i the neighborhood (not to mention my personal kitty who is a psycho lizard killer). Thanks ..read more

I've just purchased and tried my new humane poultry killer so I thought I would share my review and experience with the device. Firstly, for some time now I have been using a killing cone fixed to a post and whilst this has been easier (and safer) than the chopping block method of slaughtering a chicken it still required a rather violent removal of the head with a sharp knife. Therefore, I was keen to find out if there were any tools available which made the process of killing a chicken or... Read more ..read more

My favorite hen died sometime last night. I’m glad I carried her and loved on her yesterday. She is now laid to rest near the feeder roots of my apple tree. Her last act of service after helping hatch out this spring’s chicks is fertilizing our fruit forest. Rest In Peace Henrietta ..read more

Meet Pippa! She is a padderdale and Happydog is a mini schnauzer BEST FRIENDS ..read more