Neil Armitage (529)
![Organic feed is more expensive but better for your chickens.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/398/feeding-chickens.jpg)
Organic chicken feed and do you need it
![What is the best thing to put on the floor of a chicken run.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/397/floor-in-run.jpg)
What is the best floor materials for a chicken run?
![Should you give your chickens extra light and how to do it.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/396/artificial-light-for-chickens-header.jpg)
Artificial light for chickens
![Good fences are a necessity for chickens.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/395/height-of-fences-for-chickens.jpg)
How high do fences need to be for chickens?
![Bantams will dig up your garden, ruin your lawn and dust bathe in your flower beds just like all other chickens.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/394/bantam-ruin-the-garden.jpg)
Will bantams ruin my garden?
![When well looked after bantams live a long time.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/393/Ihow-long-do-bantams-live.jpg)
How long do bantam chickens live
![Do bantams need smaller coops than large fowl.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/392/should-i-get-big-or-small-chickens-header.jpg)
Bantam chicken coops and housing
![A bantam wyandotte in the snow.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/391/chickens-in-winter.jpg)
Bantams and winter
![Chickens can get lonely, feel depressed and be sad.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/389/sad-chickens.jpg)
Do chickens get sad, lonely or depressed?
![Breeding bantam chickens is a little different to breeding large fowl](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/388/breeding-bantams-header.jpg)
Breeding chickens and bantams
![Should you get large fowl or bantam chickens.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/387/should-i-get-big-or-small-chickens-header.jpg)
Should I get large fowl chickens or bantams
![Large chickens and bantams can be kept together quite easily if a few rules are followed.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/386/large-and-small-chickens-together-header.jpg)
Keeping bantams and large fowl chickens together
![Most people get Silkie chickens to be pets.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/385/silkies-as-pets-header.jpg)
Silkie chickens as pets
![This si my pet cat. he is no threat to any of my chickens but some cats are a problem.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/384/cats-and-chickens-header.jpg)
Bantams and cats
![Bantams are smaller than other chickens and need to be kept inside for longer before they are let out to free range.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/383/ready-to-let-out-header.jpg)
When can bantams go outside?
![Bantam chickens are a lot smaller and quieter than large fowl.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/382/are-bantam-quieter.jpg)
Are bantam chickens quieter?
![A splash rose-comb bantam chicken in a show cage](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/381/keeping-bantams-header.jpg)
Bantam chicken keeping
Should you have trees in the chicken run and which ones are the best.
![A bucket of fresh eggs collected from my hens. All chickens are seasonal layers to some extent.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/379/Seasonal-l-ayers.jpg)
Seasonal chickens vs Year round layers
![3 white orpington hens and a cockerel on pasture in my garden](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/378/a-quad-of-white-Orpington-chickens.jpg)
Orpington chickens as pets
![A young buff coloured orpington chicken, sometimes called a grower.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/377/a-young-buff-orpington-chicken.jpg)
Breeding Orpington chickens
![A close up of a buff orpington showing the characteristics in detail.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/376/A-close-up-of-a-buff-orpington.jpg)
Orpington characteristics
![Egg shell thickness and strength and how to measure it.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/375/measuring-egg-shell-thickness.jpg)
Thickness and strength of eggshells and why it matters.
![Chickens forage instinctively, it is not a learned behaviour.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/373/Foraging-is-an-instinctive-behaviour.jpg)
All the chicken behaviours, and which are instinctive or learned.
![The mobile air cell in this egg is clearly visible.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/372/a-detched-air-cell.jpg)
Detached, saddled or tremulous air cells and what to do about them.
![An egg clearly showing the air sack in the round end.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/371/A-chicken-eggs-showing-the-air-cell-clearly.jpg)
Air cells in eggs. Where to find them and what are they for.
![The floating egg method of testing the freshness of eggs with the results.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/370/the-egg-float-test-in-action-with-4-eggs.jpg)
How to test eggs for freshness. 4 methods with the results.
![A chicken behind bars](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/369/chicken-in-jail-after-breaking-the-law.jpg)
The laws and regulations of chicken and poultry keeping.
![](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/368/take-our-chicken-keepers-survey-header.png)
Terms and conditions.
![A chickens having a poop.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/367/a-chicken-having-a-poop.jpg)
Diarrhoea in chickens. What causes it and how to deal with it.
![27 actionable ways to save money on chicken feed and keeping costs](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/366/Saving-money-on-your-chickens.jpg)
27 ways to save money on your chickens and their feed bill.
![Orpingtons like the jubilee and the blue are rare and expensive](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/365/Orpings-are-rare-and-expensive.jpg)
Where to get Orpington chickens and how much to pay for them.
![A trio of white Orpingtons clearly showing the difference in the sexes.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/364/a-trio-of-white-Orpington-chickens.jpg)
Sexing Orpington chickens, how to tell the boys from the girls.
![Marking eggs safely.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/363/how-to-mark-eggs-safely.jpg)
How to mark eggs safely.
![An chicken hanging after processing.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/362/Orpington-after-processing.jpeg)
Keeping and raising Orpington chickens for meat.
![3 light brown orpington eggs in a display](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/361/3-orpington-eggs-in-a-display.jpg)
The Orpington egg. Size, colour and quantity.
![The origins, history and development of the orpington chicken.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/360/orpington-history-header.jpg)
The history, origin and development of the Orpington chicken.
![A silver laced wyandotte hen showing off her feather patterns](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/359/a-stunning-example-of-lacing-in-chickens.jpg)
Chicken feather patterns with breed examples, pictures and video.
![What to look for in breeding stock and how to choose the best birds](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/358/how-to-select-chickens-for-breeding.jpg)
Selecting chickens for breeding. What to look for and some do's and don'ts.
![A close up of the eye of a chicken showing the third eyelid or nictitating membrane](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/357/a-chicken-eye-showing-the-third-eyelid.jpg)
What is wrong with my chickens eyes? Diagnose and treat eye problems in chickens.
![The chicken keepers survey](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/356/take-our-chicken-keepers-survey-header.png)
Take our poultry keepers survey. New for 2024.
Chicken math explained with real examples.
![Two Guinea fowl grazing free range.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/354/guineas-eating-free-range.jpg)
The complete A to Z of what Guinea fowl can eat.
![The life cycle and habits of chicken mites and how to deal with them](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/353/a-red-poultry-mite-at-10-times-magnification.jpg)
Chicken mites, what are they and how to deal with them. With mite FAQ'S.
![Pecking order movie review, who will rule the roost](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/352/Pecking-order-movie-review-header-image.jpg)
Pecking order (2017) movie review and trailer.
![A laying hen's beak in close up.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/351/What-is-wrong-with-the-chickens-beak.jpg)
What is wrong with my chicken's beak?
![The girls from my egg flock settling down at bedtime.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/350/My-egg-flock-settling-down-at-bedtime.jpg)
A chicken's bedtime: What is it and why does it change?
![A chick with an unhealed navel is likely to get infected with Omphalitis or mushy chick disease.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/349/Omphalitis-or-mushy-chick-disease.jpg)
Omphalitis or mushy chick disease and how to prevent and treat it.
![A bad hatch with unhatched eggs in the incubator..](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/348/unhatched-eggs-in-the-incubator.jpg)
Why your eggs aren't hatching and what to do about it.
![My egg flock eating some pumpkin seeds.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/347/seeds-for-chickens.jpg)
What seeds can chickens eat? 17 seeds tested and costed.
![Some of my chickens getting chopped pineapple as a treat](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/346/chickens-eating-pineapple.jpg)
Can and should chickens be eating pineapple?
![This cockerel is showing no signs of stress what so ever.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/345/a-completely-unstressed-cockerel.jpg)
19 causes of stress in chickens and how to reduce it in your flock.
![A flock of chickens that have been cleaning themselves very well.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/344/a-flock-of-clean-chickens.jpg)
How do chickens keep themselves clean?
![A hen with her comb and wattles in excellent condition.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/343/A-hen-with-a-perfect-looking-comb.jpg)
What is wrong with my chickens comb?
![A mother hen with her chicks feeding on pasture](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/342/a-mother-hen-with-her-chicks-feeding-on-pasture.jpg)
Can and should chickens eat grass and is it good for them?
![Gaping and respiratory symptoms are classic infectious bronchitis.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/341/Gaping-and-rales-are-signs-of-infectious-bronchitis.jpg)
Identification and treatment of infectious bronchitis (IB) in chickens.
![My chickens in deep snow when the temperature is 10 Fahrenheit.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/340/my-chickens-in-the-snow.jpg)
What makes chickens cold hardy and which breeds are best?
![A few of my laying hens with a leghorn cockerel.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/339/My-laying-hens-with-a-cockerel.jpg)
Laying hens and their care.
![My chickens eating figs as a treat](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/338/my-chickens-eating-figs.jpg)
Can and should chickens eat figs.
![My bantam barnevelders eating](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/335/My-barnevelder-bantams-eating.jpg)
Feeding bantam chickens.
![6 Japanese bantam eggs on display](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/334/Japanese-bantam-eggs.jpg)
Japanese bantams as egg layers.
![A show quality Japanese bantam](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/333/A-friendly-japanese-bantam-hen.jpg)
Are Japanese bantams friendly?
![A prime example of a Japanese bantam at a poultry show](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/332/a-prime-example-of-a-japanese-bantam-hen.jpg)
Japanese bantam breed standards and characteristics.
![The Japanese bantam is a small ancient breed with a long heritage](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/331/the-classic-black-tailed-white-japanese-bantam.jpg)
The Japanese Bantam.
![What products do I recommend for chicken keepers](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/330/recommended-products-for-chicken-keepers.jpg)
Recommended products for chicken keepers
![Sexing Serama bantam chickens is very difficult](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/329/how-to-sex-serama-bantam-chickens.jpg)
Sexing Serama bantams.
![A single serama bantam egg](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/328/A-Serama-bantam-egg.jpg)
Serama bantam eggs.
![Amazing pictures of Serama bantams](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/327/show-serama-header.jpg)
Serama gallery of images.
![Raising Serama is a little bit more difficult than other chickens](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/326/Raising-serams-header.jpg)
Raising Serama bantams.
![Breeding serama is all about healthy, small birds with attitude.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/325/serama-hens-header.jpg)
Breeding Serama bantams.
![Serama can eat normal chicken food but prefer it cut smaller](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/324/feeding-serama-bantams-header-lg.jpg)
Feeding Serama bantams.
![Serama bantams makes easy to care for pets](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/323/serama-banams-make-good-pets.jpg)
Serama bantams as pets.
![Where to get Serama bantams and how much to pay for them](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/322/serama-buying-header.jpg)
Buying Serama chickens or hatching eggs
![Finding good quality Serama is very difficult.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/321/show-serama-header.jpg)
What to look for in Serama bantams.
![Because they are so small Serama take up so little space.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/320/serama-cockerel.jpg)
Serama coops and housing.
![Because of their small size and susceptibility to predators, Serama are often kept indoors.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/318/serama-indoors-header.jpg)
Keeping Serama bantams indoors.
![A Serama hen does occasionally go broody.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/317/serama-hen-header.jpg)
Incubation and hatching of Serama eggs.
![There are 4 types of Serama bantams.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/316/serama-types-header.jpg)
Types and varieties of Serama bantams.
![The Serama is a modern breed of chickens from the 1970's.](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/315/serama-cockerel-header.jpg)
The histroy and origin of the Serama bantam chicken.
![A quality Serama cockerel at a poultry show](https://cluckin.net/media/posts/314/show-serama-header.jpg)