Lethargic Chicken: What You Need to Know
As a species, chickens tend to be quite lively. They spend a lot of time scurrying about for food. If you notice that your chicken …
Behavior & Personality
How Do Chickens Sleep?
Chickens can sleep sitting down, curled up in a little ball, or stretched out on the ground with their legs and necks extended. No matter …
Why Can’t Chickens Fly?
Chickens actually can fly, but there are several surprising reasons why they don’t. Because modern domesticated chickens have large bodies and small wings, they are …
Noises Chickens Make: 4 Categories and What They Mean
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 …
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How to Stop Chickens from Pecking Each Other: 6 Ways
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 …
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How to Catch Chickens: 6 Ways
In this article, I’ll discuss some of my hard-learned best practices for catching chickens. It’s not difficult, but doing it right is important for the …
What Are Your Chickens Saying? (8 Vocabulary Clucks!)
The classic chatter from chickens is one of the most widely recognized sounds in the world, but what does it all mean? The constant clucking, …
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What Do Chickens Eat?
The best thing about raising chickens is that chickens can eat just about anything. While there are certain foods that they have to avoid, for …
Do Chickens Pee?
Do chickens pee? An odd question, yes, but an answer there must be. Interestingly enough, birds do not have a urinary bladder or external urethral …