Salmon Faverolles

Salmon Faverolles Chickens Owner’s Guide

Salmon Faverolles would be awarded “Entertainers of the Year” if there were such a thing as chicken entertainment awards! Plus they are friendly, cuddly, and cute! Faverolles chickens come in a wide color palette, from Mahogany, Black, Buff, Blue, Blue Salmon, Cuckoo, Ermine, Laced Blue, to Splash. But only two colors are actually recognized by…

chickens in costumes

The CDC Says Don’t Dress Up Your Chickens. To Celebrate, Here’s 20 Chickens In Costumes!

Yep, it’s true. The Center for Disease Control actually says you shouldn’t dress up your chickens for Halloween.   And it’s everything.   We’ve never seen anything so ridiculous here at Pampered Chicken Mama HQ, so today, we’re bringing you 20 chickens in costumes.   May it inspire you to flagrantly fly in the face…

piling chicks

What Is Piling?

As we move through the process of raising baby chicks, we want to address some potential problems you may encounter. One of these is an issue known as piling. Piling occurs when baby chicks clump together for safety. For example, if it’s cold or dark, then the chicks might lay on top of each other….

A white and black chicken perched on a snow covered branch

How To Keep Your Chickens Laying Through The Winter

Today we’re going to talk about how to keep your chickens laying through winter. And since mine have started to drop off in production, this is a topic near and dear to my heart. There are many reasons why a hen can drop off production in the winter, and we’re going to look at reasons…

Best baby chick waterers

Best Chick Waterers To Prevent Drowning

From the day your chicks hatch, they will need a good chicken waterer to help them have 24 hour access to water.  You don’t want them getting dehydrated! There’s lots of options, which are all equally good. Whichever you decide, you’ve got to pay attention to the amount of water and the size of the…

Are Chickens Good Pets?

Are Chickens Good Pets?

  Other Reading: What To Feed Chickens Treats For Backyard Chickens 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…