Bird mites (also called poultry mites or chicken mites) are a chicken owner’s nightmare. They’re tiny, and they bite, and they can make chickens very sick — even causing death. Here are a number of different treatments and tactics to combat poultry mites in your flock.
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Scroll down for more on incorporating small livestock into your hobby farm, from housing to feeding them.
Chicken Coop Supplies: Must-Have Chicken Gear
When it comes to chicken coop supplies, this is the chicken gear and equipment you’ll be happy to have when you need it.
Supplemental Lighting for Chickens: Is it Necessary?
Ever wonder why your hens’ egg production decreases in the wintertime? Here’s why, how chicken lights help, and a discussion about whether or not you should use them.
Growing Chicken Feed in a Chicken Garden: High Quality, Low Cost Feed
DIY chicken feed is as easy as growing a chicken garden full of foods that will nourish your flock for less. Growing chicken feed cuts feed costs, too.
How to Grow Fodder for Chickens and Other Livestock
Cut your animal feed costs substantially by growing fodder from oats, wheat, or barley. It’s inexpensive chicken food and good for other livestock, too.
How to Keep Chickens Cool in Summer Heat
Try implementing some of these easy tricks to keep chickens cool & make the heat more bearable for your hens. Summer heat doesn’t have to = miserable hens.
Butchering Chickens: Tips from the Trenches
Processing chickens — otherwise known as butchering chickens — at home means putting healthier birds on the dinner table. Here are tips to make it easier.
9 Ways to Use Chickens in the Garden
9 Ways to put your hens to work! Take advantage of their natural foraging habits and put chickens to work in the garden. Free labor, plus you’ll get eggs!
How to Care for Ducks in the Winter
In harsh, cold climates there are some simple tactics for keeping things hospitable in the duck run.