Sorry Chicken, I Don’t Know You Enough

Sometimes chicken owners experience the loss of their chickens from wild animals and even their household pets. The question is, who or what killed them?…

Chickens are the easiest farm animal for a hobbyist to raise, and they can pay for their upkeep in eggs. Learning to raise your chickens…

One of the most common questions that gets asked about chickens is, why do they lay eggs even if there is no rooster present? Most…

Silkie chickens are by far the most unusual looking birds on this planet! Sometimes called the wooly hen, the silk fowl, the Silkie Bantam, and…

Chickens vary in size depending on breed, age and gender. The average adult chicken weighs between 5 and 10 pounds. Roosters are usually larger than…

Chicken noises can generally be grouped into four categories—alarm noises, conversational noises, reassuring noises, and proclamation or assertive noises. Alarm noises include noises to signal…

Flocks have a social hierarchy that is referred to as their “pecking order.” Chickens are always going to mildly peck each other to determine this…

Experts recommend that you have one nesting box per five chickens. Best practices for animal welfare and husbandry recommend no more than three to four…

The Lifespan of a Chicken How long do chickens live? Chickens live for between 5 and 10 years, but factors like quality of life, breed,…