I have not been as active on the blog lately as I would have loved to be. My writing/translation jobs and life outside the internet have kept me very busy – and you might guess: The chickens played a big part in this! There were two particular cases that needed special attention during the last … Continue reading
Hello to all my readers – new ones and regular ones! My stats for the blog show me that you all come from a variety of countries so I would like to ask you: What is keeping chickens like in your country? Are there any challenges (e.g. bad weather at certain times of the year … Continue reading
If you keep chickens, then you know that not everyone around you understands your love for those animals. Once you are surrounded by chickens, you will enter a new world and you will also discover that there are many other people like you out there and that you suddenly develop a dislike towards people who … Continue reading
If you have a flock of chickens, could you actually imagine eating them? Many people keep chickens because they think it’s a great way to get nice, fresh eggs from healthy free range chickens. And then there is also the option to kill your own chicken to have a roast. I know many people who … Continue reading
Today’s post is not so much factual or about giving advice – it’s about your experiences and what advice you can give. Just about an hour ago (I live in New Zealand, so it’s morning here), I went to check the mail and I got the shock of the day: one of my favourite roosters … Continue reading
When you start keeping chickens or when you are already keeping a few hens, you will sooner or later ask yourself: Do I want to keep a rooster? Or maybe even more than one? People who have never lived with roosters will have many misconceptions about the life with roosters. I have lived with many … Continue reading
We always seem to have little chicks around as the Bantams are quite clever when it comes to finding places where they can hide their eggs, sit on them and then turn up with a batch of chicks a few weeks later. At the moment, there are only two batches of chicks but unfortunately, one … Continue reading
(written by Alan Cairns) To chickens, insects such as mites, lice and fleas can cause serious problems. Allowing these pests to establish themselves alongside poultry can have terrible consequences. Chickens can get scaly or scabby skin, and discoloured and out-of-shape feathers as a result of pest populations. Pest control is very important when keeping chickens, and … Continue reading
This is the first guest entry for my blog. Thanks to Evita for writing this article. Many people are interested in chickens be it for keeping them as pets, for egg production or for getting your own meat. Chickens generally live for five to ten years or more, depending upon the breed and how … Continue reading
Our chicken are free range and even though I try to get as many of them into the coops and cages at night, there are always some who prefer to roost in the trees. Then there are the hens who suddenly disappear and turn up with a bunch of chicks a few weeks later. Sometimes … Continue reading
Bantam World 