Sam Davis

Bantam Chickens For Your Backyard

If you are looking to find some of spunkiest and most fun chickens to have as pets, you should definitely check out a bantam chicken. They may not lay eggs as big, so do not get all bantams if you are looking for great eggs, but they are cute, friendly and fun. Bantam chickens are basically miniature chickens, many breeds of large chickens will have a bantam chicken breed as well. These bantam breeds are often 1/5 to 1/4... (posted by Sam Davis 1 year 37 days ago.)

What To Expect When Raising Baby Chickens

Raising chicks from babies to healthy chickens is not the easiest thing to do in the world, but if you are successful it is very gratifying and will give you some amazing pets. It only takes a month or so to see some significant changes in your birds. Between age 3 and 6 weeks your chickens will shed their fluffy feathers and grow new feathers that are more mature and better suited for the dealing with the... (posted by Sam Davis 1 year 62 days ago.)

Important Terms To Know About Raising Chickens

Raising chickens is incredibly fun and very rewarding. They are amazing pets and are unfortunately underrated and not thought of as first options by people looking to buy pets. They are very friendly, deliver fresh eggs and also make great gardeners. Your chickens will fertilize your plants and kill pest and bugs in your yard for you. I have put together a list of common words used when talking about... (posted by Sam Davis 1 year 66 days ago.)

Bird Flu: Chicken Owners Worst Enemy

Every chicken owner knows that bird flu, also known as avian influenza, is an incredible deadly disease for your pets if it is not prevented and watched for. It is the number one killer of chickens in Asia and other parts of the world. Bird flu was first found in chickens in China and quickly became a very widespread disease, which killed millions of chickens, destroyed many businesses and dropped the chicken industry... (posted by Sam Davis 1 year 68 days ago.)

Raising Chickens in the Summer and Winter

Even though it seems like chickens are fragile creatures, they have certain characteristics that can let them survive through whatever weather may come. But you have to take note that not all chickens are alike. While some can withstand winters, others preferred to sun bathe during summer sunshine. It will all depend on the weather that you have when you decide to purchase the right kind of chicken so as not to... (posted by Sam Davis 1 year 69 days ago.)

Owning Chickens Pros and Cons

Owning chickens as pets has recently become increasingly most popular around the country and for good reason, because chickens make amazing pets. In this short article I will go through the pros of owning chickens and the very short list of cons I could think of. So hopefully after reading through this article you will want to go out and buy your own chickens and start having fun! 1. Costs incredibly cheap. - When we say... (posted by Sam Davis 1 year 76 days ago.)