It's common to see chickens being kept in Australian backyards. They can deposit their eggs in long grass, around sheltered corners or behind mounds of soil — often anywhere except their fancy nesting ...

Why did my chickens stop laying eggs? This article answers your frustrations and provides solutions. Did you go out to your coop this morning only to find no eggs? Frustrating, isn’t it? It also makes ...

Producing clean table eggs from a flock raised in a deep litter system has always been a big challenge to most poultry farmers. It even becomes a tall order during the rainy season when the litter ...

Introduce laying boxes or nests early before the birds reach point of lay. My suggestion would be to bring them in at 12 weeks of age if they are mobile. An ideal situation is to have permanent boxes ...