When we first talked about getting chickens with my kids, they asked about a million questions about their new family members (as kids often do!). My youngest threw me off when he asked me about chicken bedtime. I turned to my wife, who’s more of the expert, and she didn’t have a clear answer either. […]
How Long Can Chicken Eggs Stay In The Coop?
When we first got into keeping chickens in our backyard, we loved having fresh farm eggs. But when we went on vacation, we started to worry about the eggs while we were gone. Would they stay good? How long can the eggs stay in the coop without causing problems? As with many things, we learned […]
Can Chickens Be Depressed? + Questions About Sad Hens
As caring owners, we can’t help but feel for our chickens, so when one or more of them seem down, it’s concerning. Whether another chicken has just died or it simply seems sad, you may start to wonder if chickens can get depressed. I know I have, so I researched and checked with my fellow […]
Can An Egg-Bound Chicken Poop?
Every chicken owner will experience an egg-bound hen at some point, despite proper care. During this time, people will worry about their birds, and for a good reason. One worry they may have is if their egg-bound chicken can poop. Egg-bound chickens don’t normally poop as the egg is blocking the digestive tract. If there […]
How Many Chicks Can A Hen Have? (Detailed Answer)
We keep chickens in our backyard, and when people find out I do, they always ask me a million questions. One of the ones I get a lot is on how many chicks a hen can have. It’s not a clear answer to most people, and it wasn’t to me at first, either. I researched, […]
Do Chicken Beaks Grow Back? How To Help Your Bird
I’ve been fortunate not to have any beak issues with my chickens (so far), but my neighbor down the road struggled with a chicken that broke its beak last year. I panicked on his behalf; there’s no way a chicken can live with a broken beak. Or so I thought! Doing some research, I found […]
Can Chickens Eat Crab Apples? (Diet Info With Table)
I have a crab apple tree in my yard, and the first fall after I got chickens, one of my kids fed some to them. I was worried at first. We’ve all heard how apple seeds are poisonous in large amounts; is the same true for crap apples and chickens? Chickens can eat crab apples […]
How Long Can Baby Chicks Go Without Water?
Baby chicks are adorable and a great thing to have as part of a natural science project (I see it in my elementary schools all the time!). But they all need to be taken care of, and there’s something special about raising chicks into adulthood and keeping them as productive chickens at your home. These […]
Do Chickens Eat Stink Bugs?
It’s early October as of the time I’m writing this article, and the stinkbugs in my area are hatching and mating and trying to come into my warm house. They’re everywhere. While this happens all the time, this is the first year my chickens have picked up on these bugs and started eating them. This […]
Can A Chicken Lay Three Eggs In One Day?
When I first started getting into chickens (after my wife pushed the idea on me and I found I loved it), I started to wonder how many eggs we could get out of this. I realized how little I knew about chickens. So I researched, and I came across some claims that chickens can sometimes […]