Tips & Tricks

Fermented chicken feed is probiotics for your chicken. It’s a wet mash created by lactic acid fermentation (the same type of fermentation as naturally occurs in sauerkraut). Just like kraut, it contains all the bacteria that’s good for your...

If you have chickens, you probably have flies. They’re pesky, disease ridden, and abundant. Once they invade, they’re quick to colonise and almost impossible to exterminate. Flies thrive in warm, humid and smelly conditions. They tend to congregate in areas where...

It is so important to keep a clean coop and we have some fabulous ready made cleaning options available. However, if you want a completely natural homemade cleaner we can also help. Why not try our homemade coop cleaning recipe? Ingredients: 6 grapefruit or 8 oranges...

Your chicken’s poo will differ depending on what they eat and the season, but can also be an indicator of their health.  A good guide is to monitor your chickens poo and note any differences. By monitoring your chickens output, you can often get an early...

Don't be alarmed if at this time of year (end of summer, beginning of autumn) you start to see feathers on the ground and sometimes naked chooks. For backyard chickens, shorter days often signal time for a break. Birds may stop laying eggs, lose old feathers and grow...

Have you seen blue, green, pink or chocolate coloured eggs? Which chickens lay coloured eggs? Each chicken breed has specific genes which affect their eggshell colour.  Some say a hen's earlobe colour may be a clue as to the colour of egg that she will lay. Hens with...