Dr David Cameron 
Rats can wreak serious havoc inside a chicken coop. Besides eating the chicken feed, they may attack baby chicks, steal eggs, or transmit harmful diseases to your flock. If a rodent infestation is severe and food is scarce, rats may even break into a coop at night to kill juvenile and adult chickens. Having dealt … Read more
Many chicken keepers ask a question that concerns them greatly: why their chicken coop smells so bad? The bad smell is usually an ammonia smell. It’s essential to respond quickly if you smell ammonia because inhaling ammonia is dangerous to your chickens’ health. The smell in a chicken coop is often caused by ammonia. This is because … Read more
“Should my chicken coop be insulated or not?” This question is asked by many new and seasoned people who keep chickens. The winter months can get cold, and as conscientious chicken owners, we want our chickens to be happy, healthy and laying. The short answer to this question is no, as long as you have … Read more
I strongly believe that providing your hens with a fun and interesting coop helps with giving them a better quality of life. As a thorough believer in this statement, I wrote this article to give you some new ways on how to keep chickens entertained. One way to keep chickens entertained is to provide them … Read more
If you’re thinking about getting chickens, you’re probably wondering which breeds are the best egg layers. There are a lot of factors to consider when choosing a breed of chicken, but egg production is one of the most important. If you’re a chicken keeper looking for the best egg laying chicken breed for your backyard … Read more
Naturally, you want to give your backyard flock the best possible home, and you want to protect them as best you can and may be wondering does a chicken run need a roof? Yes, a chicken run does need a roof. The two main reasons are protection against the weather and protection from predators. By … Read more
When dusk falls, chickens head into their coop. At least, that is what is supposed to happen. But some evenings, you may find your hens perched up in a tree unwilling to come down and you may wonder: “Can my chickens sleep outside? Can I just leave them up there and go to bed?” Let’s … Read more
Foxes are among the most despised predators for chicken owners and in rural areas, foxes are a part of life. Protecting your chickens from foxes and other wild animals is an essential part of owning chickens. I wouldn’t say we live in the countryside but we are right on the edge in a small town … Read more
The days your layer hens produced eggs on the double are starting to reduce, and the days you will find no eggs are slowly approaching. What to do with these hens? Can you eat egg laying chickens? Yes, you can eat chickens that have stopped laying eggs. In fact, they can make for a tasty … Read more
Chickens are extremely social animals and live in flocks. Within those flocks, there is a definite hierarchy or pecking order, that is established and maintained. The top chicken is the alpha chicken, and the others fall in line based on their ranking within the flock. The pecking order is not set in stone, however, and … Read more