Birds Facts

Blood on Chicken Eggshells: Causes and Tips

If you open an official poultry guidebook, you will not see chickens organized by color or personality. Instead, you will see them organized into “Classes.”…

Where Does the Egg Come Out of a Chicken

Why Are My Chickens Too Cold? How Much Cold is Too Cold?

Why Are My Chickens Too Hot? How Much is too Hot?

Poultry litter management is essential for flock health, odor control, and disease prevention. Whether you keep backyard hens or manage a larger poultry setup, choosing…

Chicken Never Laid an Egg: 22 Reasons and Fixes

Chicken Never Laid an Egg: Reasons and Fixes

The sound of that first faint click-clack coming from inside an incubator is arguably the most stressful, exhilarating, and exhausting moment in a poultry keeper’s…

If you’ve recently started raising backyard chickens, one of the most exciting milestones is collecting that very first egg. Naturally, a common question follows: “Can…

Finding a soft, rubbery, or shell-less egg in your coop can be alarming—especially if you’re new to backyard chickens. Soft eggs (also called soft-shelled eggs or shell-less eggs)…

Feeding chickens properly is one of the most important aspects of raising a healthy, productive flock. Whether you’re a backyard beginner or an experienced poultry…