Chicken

Every chicken, like every person, is different. Some are absentminded, nesting in the middle of the yard. Others are aggressive and secretive, attempting to peck… Read More »Do Chickens Bond With Their Eggs?

A rooster is a male chicken and a hen is a female chicken. A cockerel is a young rooster who is less than one year… Read More »Can A Chicken Be A Hen And A Rooster?

In birds, the gender of the off-spring is determined by the female (contrary to for instance mammals, where it is determined by the male), and… Read More »Are Chickens Born 50/50 Male Female?

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?