Chicken Care

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Chicken First Aid

Preventing Accidents and Illness Preparing for Health Problems Anyone tending backyard chickens is the guardian of their birds’ health. Like all animals, chickens can suffer from disease and accidents. Managing birds for robust health and being ready to perform first…

Children and the Backyard Flock

A century ago most people grew up in small towns or on farms where they frolicked in creeks, climbed trees, watched wild animals and helped with chores. Back then kids cared for livestock, weeded gardens, and picked and preserved vegetables.…

Chickens and Their Personalities

Most chick catalogs and websites reveal general characteristics of chicken breeds.  For example, Leghorns and most other white egg breeds are described as being flighty and noisy.  In contrast most heavy breeds, like Australorps and Wyandottes, are claimed to be…

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