Chicken grit is one of those things that sounds optional until you understand what it actually does. It is not optional. Chickens cannot digest their food properly without it, and a flock kept without access to grit will show it...
How many chickens can you keep? For a small garden flock, most backyard keepers do well with four to six hens, provided the coop and run are genuinely sized to match. The right number is not a fixed figure. It...
If your chicken is losing feathers this autumn, she is almost certainly moulting. Moulting chickens shed and regrow their full plumage once a year, typically between late summer and early winter, and it is entirely normal. It can look alarming...
