Guide for Caring California White Chicken
After discussing the Characteristics of California White Chicken bred, we can now focus on how to care for and raise them. Feeding & Nutrition of chickens Give a balanced and […]
Meet the California White Chicken: Characteristics, Traits, and More
It is not uncommon that farmers sometimes struggle to find the ideal poultry breed that meets all their farm’s requirements and delivers the desired performance and characteristics. Choosing the right […]
How to control Salmonella in poultry?
How to control Salmonella in poultry? Salmonella control strategies in poultry can be categorized into three main groups: How to control Salmonella in Breeding and Broiler Farms? Salmonella control measures […]
Q&As on Chickens
Do chickens need to mate to lay eggs? No. Chickens can produce eggs without the presence of a rooster (male chicken). However, mating with a rooster is necessary to produce […]
Chicken Waste Management
Keeping our coop and field clean from chicken waste is the key to raise healthy and thriving chicken. We must daily shovel their waste from the coop, because they smell […]
Backyard Chicken Health and Diseases
We must often observe our chickens, looking for signs of abnormal behavior or sickness. We should immediately remove aggressive, sick or injured chickens. Chickens that have the tendency to eat […]
Chicken Egg Production
Collecting the eggs from backyard chickens In your first year, a good egg yield is about 60%. This means that for every 5 chickens, you can collect daily 3 […]
How to feed Chickens
Feeding Chickens – What do Chickens eat As it happens in many livestock categories, we have the well-known “Pasture vs Commercial Feeder” argument. Supporters of “Pasture” school of thought claim […]
How to select Chickens for eggs or meat
Chicken Selection – Purchase of Chickens You can purchase chickens from a day old (very cheap solution– 2 US dollars each) to 6 months old, when they are ready to […]
Chicken Coop – Hen House
How to design the Chicken Place The infrastructure is very important when raising chickens in our yard. In order to raise healthy and thriving chickens that will produce quality […]