If you are new to backyard chickens, one of the things you are probably hearing about for the first time is a condition called bumblefoot. If you have been a tender for awhile, you’ve probably dealt with it already. Unfortunately. Bumblefoot can happen when a cut or scrape on your chicken’s foot gets infected. The …
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Hello fellow tenders! I’m coming to you today from the awesome spring showers/summer heat in North Texas. We have the beauty of spring rain in tandem with the triple digits of summer right now. We’re in that transition period, but the hot temps are here for sure. I thought this would be the perfect time …
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An extremely bored chicken in the flock can turn into quite the troublemaker. Boredom can lead to bullying, feather pulling, and other signs of aggression and general unhappiness. Of course we don’t want sad or upset birds. Chickens are smart. And curious. Like us, they need stimulation to live their best chicken life. They are …
It may seem like an odd question, but one worth discussing nonetheless. Especially with summer coming up and you want to leave for say, a 3 day weekend. You could leave your flock unattended if you needed to. (Like teenagers, you probably wouldn’t want to leave them unattended too long tempting a coop uprising!) However, …
We’ve discussed in a few posts how much our flocks love treats, types of feed they need, and teaching them with food rewards. It makes sense to me to treat my birds with kitchen scraps. I give my dog scraps allllll the time. Just like with dogs though, some foods are just not good for …
Until we had our first chicken, I truly did not know there were different types of chicken feed. As a reminder fellow tenders, I am a born and raised city girl. I had much to learn in the ways of the chicken. Between siblings and my awesome local feed store, I got a crash course …
As far as eggs from a sick chick, you probably aren’t going to have the best quality eggs. In many cases, to eat or not eat eggs from a sick bird comes down to personal choice. The type of illness your bird may have is also a major factor. For me, if I’m questioning whether to eat …
We all know our birds can stir up quite a mess when they are feeling spirited. It happens by accident, too! So, how do we keep bedding out of their water? When we got our rescue chicken, which was our first, that’s one of the immediate questions I had. Day 1 and there were shavings …
Coop is ready, feed is bought, I was ready for my first bird. And as we were scheduling our pick up time…wait, what do I put her in to transport her home? It wasn’t even on my list. You would think that would be the first thing I planned out, but it wasn’t. Fear not …
I have the answer! Sort of. You got excited for a second thinking little ol’ Chicken Bawks folk figured it out and were sharing with you first, didn’t you? I promise, if we ever find the definitive answer, you Chicken Bawks family WILL be the first in the know! Meanwhile, it is an interesting age-old …
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