Chicken Health
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Toxic Foods for Chickens: What Should You Never Feed Your Flock?
Chickens are famously enthusiastic eaters. Give them access to a garden and they'll happily scratch around looking for insects, seeds and vegetation, while m...
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Sour Crop in Chickens: Causes, Symptoms and What Chicken Keepers Should Know
Keeping chickens means becoming familiar with their normal behaviour. When a normally enthusiastic hen suddenly becomes quiet, stops eating or develops an un...
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Fireworks and Chickens: How to Reduce Noise, Fear and Stress
ireworks can be an enjoyable part of celebrations such as Bonfire Night and New Year's Eve, but the sudden bangs, flashes and vibrations can be frightening f...
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Why Grit Is Essential for Healthy Chickens
If you are new to keeping chickens, you will quickly discover that their diet involves a little more than simply filling a feeder with layers pellets. Alongs...
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The Chicken’s Comb: What Is It and What Is It For
One of the most recognisable features of a chicken is the bright red comb sitting proudly on top of its head. Combs come in many different shapes and sizes, ...
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The importance of providing a dust bath for your chickens
Why do I need to provide a chicken dust bath?
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How to introduce new chickens into an existing group
How to safely introduce new chickens into an existing flock
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