Keeping Chickens

Hobby Farming – Raising Poultry

Hobby Farming – Raising Poultry For most hobby farmers, raising chickens is a very feasible option. Here are a few rules you can incorporate into chicken farming. Avoid using coops …

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Moulting – the how, when and why.

Moulting – how, when and why chickens moult During autumn, many household poultry keepers, particularly people keeping poultry for the first time, are puzzled because egg production markedly declines or …

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Chicken Tractor Wheels

Warmish Chickens in a North American Winter

Electric Poultry Fencing for Chickens

Diatomaceous Earth

Diatomaceous Earth Every February the town of Seymour in Victoria hosts the Seymour Alternative Farming Expo (SAFE). I think the original idea for the show was specifically ‘Alternative’, but over …

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And you think dealing with the local Council is hard …..

The History of the Chicken

The History of the Chicken When you look at many modern domesticated animals, it seems like they must have always been domesticated. The dog must have always loved to lay …

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