As you plan your chicken flock, you, like many others, might want to get chickens that lay different colored eggs. We’re all ...

As you may or may not know, chickens can lay a variety of egg colors. From white to chocolate and everything in between. Today, we are going to discuss brown egg-laying chicken breeds. I’ve learned a ...

If the chickens are eating that much crushed oyster, they need the calcium (remember, eggs are 96% calcium). The food-shaming in my coop ceased immediately (I swear).

Myths about coop smell, egg color, and roosts mislead new keepers. Discover the facts that make raising chickens easier and ...

This can vary depending on the breed. Heavier birds may start laying later than 6 months while lighter weight breeds may start laying earlier. Our first set of chickens were Rhode Island Reds.

In the industrialized world chickens are bred to produce bigger eggs and more of them: In the wild, a hen will lay about 20 eggs a year but on a modern farm she'll drop around 275 in the same time ...

"As far as the chicken knows, it's just laying a normal egg," she told the BBC. "It doesn't affect its health in any way, it's just chugging away, laying eggs as normal." Multiple Baskets ...