It's common to see chickens being kept in Australian backyards. They can deposit their eggs in long grass, around sheltered corners or behind mounds of soil — often anywhere except their fancy nesting ...

Producing clean table eggs from a flock raised in deep litter system has always been a big challenge to most poultry farmers. It even becomes a tall order during the rainy season when the litter ...

My wife and I live on a small farm. We raise chickens organically and sell their eggs. We also have six cats, so we go through a lot of cat litter — we usually buy the 35 pound buckets. Needless to ...

Another video from This video shows how to clean chicken nesting boxes easy as and also dust for mites, lice, etc so the hens ...

Layer birds resting in the wooden cages. Photo by George Katongole. Rose Akol, a poultry farmer in Kakira has found a new way to reduce labour at her farm by using wooden nesting boxes for her layers.

A study of the welfare of caged production hens has recommended chickens have access to a nest box to lay their eggs without being disturbed. Researchers from the Universities of Sydney and Melbourne ...

Why did my chickens stop laying eggs? This article answers your frustrations and provides solutions. Did you go out to your coop this morning only to find no eggs? Frustrating, isn’t it? It also makes ...