Bumblefoot describes a chicken’s inflamed foot with a hard, swollen abscess in the foot pad. The word bumble originally referred to the affected chicken’s unsteady gait caused by the swelling. In recent times, the core of the abscess, or the abscess itself, has been referred to as a bumble. The abscess may start out […]
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- Silver Laced English Orpington Chicken – Sold as Baby Chicks Only
Minimums – Not Sexed = 3
Female=3
Male=1
Total of 3 birds to ship
Shipped Early March thru Early August.
Limit of 15 Not Sexed
Limit of 10 Females and Males
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101 Chicken Keeping Hacks from Fresh Eggs Daily
176 Pages / 200 Color photos Paperback
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What’s Killing My Chickens?: The Poultry Predator Detective Manual
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Gardening With Chickens: Plans and Plants for You and Your Hens
176 Pages / 131 Color photos Paperback
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DIY Chicken Keeping from Fresh Eggs Daily
160 Pages / 200 Color photos
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How much water a chicken drinks each day depends on numerous factors including the bird’s size, water palatability, feed intake, feed composition, the environmental temperature, the bird’s condition of health, and whether the bird is laying. Under normal conditions, the average chicken drinks between one and two cups of water each day. A laying […]
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How much feed a chicken eats each week varies with the chicken’s age, breed, and strain, degree of activity, and condition of health. Other factors include the ration’s palatability and texture, and its energy and protein content. In cold weather, a chicken stays warm by eating more than it does during the heat of […]
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Buying a ready-made chicken coop, instead of building one yourself, has several advantages. It doesn’t require any carpentry tools or skills. It doesn’t take up several weekends of your free time to put together. And you don’t need a PhD in all the features a chicken coop needs. But you should know enough about how […]
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Click button below to receive a name for a roo and hen. Choosing a chicken name is a personal decision, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enlist a little help from technology. Our chicken name generator is an excellent resource to simplify the process. With hundreds of different names for chickens at your fingertips, who […]
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