Picture the scenario; you’ve headed out into your yard first thing in the morning, egg collection basket in hand, and you stroll over to your nest box hatch. You open it and find yourself greeted by a horrifying sight: instead of the eggs you had earmarked for breakfast you see shards of shell and a gooey eggy mess. Any number of different predators can help themselves to … [Read more...]
Why Have My Chickens Stopped Laying Eggs in Summer?
Anyone who has ever experienced their hens going off lay will know it can be extremely frustrating. You can go through months of bountiful egg production, only for things to come to a screeching halt. So why does this happen, and especially so during the summer months? It probably won’t surprise you to learn that this is yet another way mother nature ensures the survival of a … [Read more...]
Can I Keep Chickens and Quails Together?
Alas it seems not all yardbirds were created to be equal on this earth. Whilst quail and chickens can certainly be kept in the same vicinity as one another, to keep them in the same enclosure would be a recipe for disaster for several reasons: Chickens aren’t known for being particularly aggressive creatures, but nonetheless, quail being the smaller of the two birds makes … [Read more...]