Choosing the Right Chickens to Start Your Flock

Whether you’re considering raising chickens in your own backyard or have an established farm suitable for free range chickens, you’re probably wondering how to choose between the vast numbers of chicken breeds available. Beyond choosing whether you will raise chickens for eggs or meat, there are a few things you’ll want to consider before settling on a particular breed.

Family of the Chickens

Family of the Chickens 

Hen with chicks

Hen with chicks. Will her youngsters power the world? Image: Majna/Shutterstock

Hey chicken enthusiasts

Hey chicken enthusiasts! We all want our feathered friends to be happy and healthy, right? Well, imagine a secret ingredient that fuels their amazing egg-laying skills and keeps them full of life. That’s what meat and bone meal can be for your flock.

Cracking the Dilemma of Raising Backyard Chickens

In challenging economic times, many people ponder the purchase of chickens as part of their domestic safety net. Successfully raising chickens, however, requires thoughtful consideration and research. It is distinctly different than stocking up on food

Single Chicken

He is alone in the family with no one else

Hen with chicks

Hen with chicks. Will her youngsters power the world? Image: Majna/Shutterstock

Socks smell when wearing shoes in winter, tips to solve

With the change of seasons, winter has descended in the country.  And at this time many people's feet smell bad when they wear shoes with socks.  Foot odor is usually caused by wearing socks for a long time.  The biggest cause of sweaty feet in winter is wearing covered shoes.  But sweat is not the only cause of bad breath.  Foot odor is called bromodosis.

Hen with chicks

Hen with chicks. Will her youngsters power the world? Image: Majna/Shutterstock