Be ready to fall in love with a big fluffy, friendly mass feathers when you start raising Cochin chickens! Whether you raise the full-size version or a bantam cochin chicken, you’re sure to have a new best friend! We own several cochin chickens, including 2 bantams, and they’re the friendliest, cuddliest chickens in our flock….
Winter or summer, you need high-protein treats for chickens. Learn more about the role of protein and how to provide enough for your flock. Chicken feathers are essential for their health and well-being. They provide insulation, regulate body temperature in various climates, and protect against environmental elements and injuries. In essence, feathers are vital for…
It finally happened (backyard chicken style). The baby bantams have started laying! My buff cochin hens have started laying the tiniest, perfect brown eggs. I KNOW they’re fertile (thanks to my silkie roosters!), so I’m going to start collecting to hatch them. How cute will that be? Out of all my chickens, the cochin bantams…
So, either I can’t count, or the ducklings are spontaneously reproducing. I’ll swear on the Bible that there were only 10 ducklings when they hatched, but they finally slowed down long enough yesterday for me to do a head count. And there’s 11. Not 10. So, I’m the proud owner of 16 ducks. Which is…
A very common question I get is whether a chick is a rooster or a hen. In other words, how to sex baby chickens. In this article, I’ll show you 6 ways you can tell when it comes to sexing chicks! When it comes to getting chicks and starting your own flock, one of the…
Molting chickens can be stressful because, well, your flock looks naked and like they’re unhealthy. In fact, they can look like they’ve been to hell and back. They can look scruffy, and you might worry that they’re sick. And you might even take them to the vet! When we say “chickens molting,” you might wonder…
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