Poultry Grit: Your Questions Answered!

Poultry Grit: Your Questions Answered!

Chickens don’t have teeth. To help them digest their food, owners must provide their hens and roosters with poultry grit.  Mainly made of crushed granite, it helps the chicken grind down their food while in the gizzard, the part of their stomach where food and grit are mixed together with all the acids and digestive…

Frizzle Chickens: Buyer’s Guide & Care
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Frizzle Chickens: Buyer’s Guide & Care

Thinking of buying Frizzle chickens? Here’s everything you need to know about these unique birds, and the best places to buy them! Looking back at the first time I ever learned about frizzle chickens, I remember I was REALLY excited to add these crazy-looking creatures to my flock! I finally did, but learning about this…

Best Chicken Waterer: A Buyer’s Guide
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Best Chicken Waterer: A Buyer’s Guide

We all know hens need water….but do you know what’s the best chicken waterer to make sure your fluffy butts are safe? A good chicken waterer can make or break your flock. During the summer, it needs to provide consistent access to cool water to avoid heat stroke. In winter, it needs to be tough,…

How To Treat Sour Crop In Chickens
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How To Treat Sour Crop In Chickens

Knowing how to treat sour crop might mean the difference between life and death for your chickens. Although preventing sour crop is absolutely better than having to treat it, there are times when you’ll just need to know how to treat sour crop. But, let’s start at the beginning. What is your chicken’s crop? The crop is…