Back to basics chicken keeping.
Keeping chickens can be a rewarding experience. They can provide you with fresh eggs, companionship, and entertainment.
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The art and science of breeding chickens. See my successes and failures.
Lethal genes in chickens and poultry and what to do if you have them in your flock.
Our survey results. How do you compare to 2731 other chicken keepers?
Egg size and colour chart by chicken breed.
A complete guide to the feather faults in chickens. What causes them and which ones can be fixed.
Keeping chickens in winter. What I do to look after my flock in the cold, rain and snow.
Chicks not eating? Helping baby chicks to eat and the reasons some new hatchlings struggle.
Which part of the egg becomes the chick?
Fodder for chickens, 14 seeds tested and how to grow it with almost no costs.
Dry incubation and hatching, does it give better results and should you be using this method.
Which diseases can humans catch from chickens and how to protect yourself.
Why your chickens are awake at night and what to do about it.
Chickens as pets: Which breeds to choose and how to look after these easy to keep egg-laying companions.
The Wyandotte: A look at one of America's favourite chicken breeds.
Limping, hobbling and lameness in chickens, what is causing it and how to treat it.
Sebright bantams. A hen feathered delight with over 200 years of history.
When to switch chicken feeds. Going from chick ration to growers and on to layer pellets.
Common chicken diseases, their causes, symptoms and treatments.
Sustainable chicken keeping. Create an environmentally friendly and healthy backyard flock.
The vitamins and minerals in chicken feed.
The secret to brighter egg yolks. How I naturally changed the colour of my yolks in 30 days.
From pale yellow to deep orange: A guide to egg yolk colour and why it is important.
Outfoxing the fox, the complete guide to protecting your flock with all your questions answered.
The complete list of chicken feather colours with pictures, video and breed examples.
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Seasonal chickens vs Year round layers
Thickness and strength of eggshells and why it matters.
Poultry eggs FAQ. Everything you ever wanted to know about eggs.
All the chicken behaviours, and which are instinctive or learned.
Detached, saddled or tremulous air cells and what to do about them.
Air cells in eggs. Where to find them and what are they for.
How to test eggs for freshness. 4 methods with the results.
The laws and regulations of chicken and poultry keeping.
Diarrhoea in chickens. What causes it and how to deal with it.
