Chickens are the best
If you have a pet, you’ve probably been witness to them injuring themselves in some capacity at some point. Wounds, especially superficial skin wounds, are very common in pets. They can get in a fight with another pet or animal outside, they can get their skin caught on something sharp and not realize it, they…
The controversy around bedding for chickens and baby chicks always makes me giggle. Mostly because, to me, there are clear winners in the quest to keep your baby chicks’ pens clean. In this video, I break down pros and cons of some of the most common types of bedding and provide my own recommendations for…
If you suddenly see nasal discharge in your pets, or if your pet sneezes a lot, you might wonder what’s going on. Just like people, our pets can get stuffy noses, runny noses, and suffer from sneezing episodes. It can take you off guard seeing and hearing your pet sneeze, especially if it is a…
Cleanliness is the name of the game today as, inevitably, your chicks will find some way to get their perfect down into a less preferable state. It then raises some questions about what to do when your chicks get covered in filth, but I’ve got some tricks for just such a predicament! In this article,…
Heard heated chicken waterers can make life easier, but aren’t sure which to buy? Not even sure they’re safe? In this article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know! For people like us, who raise animals out of the comforts of a heated home, cold is a serious problem. If the temperature drops too…
Maat van UitertMaat van Uitert is a backyard chicken and sustainable living expert. She is also the author of Chickens: Naturally Raising A Sustainable Flock, which was a best seller in it’s Amazon category. Maat has been featured on NBC, CBS, AOL Finance, Community Chickens, the Huffington Post, Chickens magazine, Backyard Poultry, and Countryside Magazine. She lives on her…
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