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If you previously had a rooster but no longer do, hens will try to take its place and start crowing. On several occasions, it is… Read More »Can Chickens Imitate Roosters?

Back before alarm clocks jolted us awake to greet the morning with bleary-eyed confusion, roosters performed that daily duty. Now, a new study shows that… Read More »How Do Chickens Know When It’S Morning?

A rooster crows because he has an internal clock that helps him anticipate sunrise. Like all birds, roosters sing or crow in a daily cycle.… Read More »What Chicken Screams In The Morning?

Clean and empty your 5-gallon bucket. Along the bottom edge of the bucket, drill two 1-inch holes, holes opposite of each other. Place the bucket… Read More »How Do You Make A Chicken Waterer?

72 hours. A chicken can go 72 hours without water in the winter. You get a little more time because it is cooler. Also, molt,… Read More »How Long Can Chickens Go Without Water In Winter?

Salt isn’t good for chickens, so putting out a tub of salt water for them in the winter would ensure that they had unfrozen water… Read More »Should I Put Salt In My Chickens Water?

A daily intake of salt in the feed of 6 to 8 grams per bird appeared to exert no harmful effect on birds nine weeks… Read More »Is Salt Harmful To Chickens?

Chickens can be trained to go inside a coop in the evening by feeding and watering them inside at dusk. Once the birds are inside,… Read More »How Do You Keep Chickens At Night?

In extreme frostbite situations, it is possible that major portions of the combs or feet will freeze. In such situations, especially if feet are affected,… Read More »Can A Chickens Feet Freeze?

Chickens will roost in trees at night unless they are maimed, too hefty, ailing or sitting on eggs or sometimes if they have young chicks… Read More »Do Chickens Get Locked Up At Night?