Most urban farmers will sooner or later decide to keep chickens in their yard. Beyond the convenience of getting fresh eggs daily, there's a certain joy to watching chickens move about on your...

If you're looking to enter the world of chicken keeping, you'll be amazed to see the various habits that chickens regularly display. While they may seem like highly sociable animals on the front,...

About four months ago, a friend of mine got her first baby chicks. She had bought a dozen fertilized eggs and hatched them in my incubator. Now those little chicks have grown up and started laying...

Living in the desert comes with a unique set of challenges. To many low desert dwellers, one of those challenges is selecting a chicken breed that can handle the temperatures. As deserts can get...

There can be many reasons why one or more of your chickens might have a swollen or puffy face. But swellings are almost always an indicator that something is not as it should be, and it very often...

As chicken keepers, we have a lot of preparations to do before getting our first chickens or starting a new flock. From preparing the coop and fending away predators to making sure there are enough...