Articles by Dancing With Chickens
Ok, I know I'm a little late on the herb plating situation, but at least you know where to visit next spring! If you're like me and live in a warm climate, then there's still a chance to plant herbs. I know I'm still plating! Growing herbs is pretty easy, you just need the right amount of...
Cleaning the coop is defiantly a time-consuming chore that normally isn't much fun. You get all sweaty raking out old bedding and putting down the new, but it's all worth it, right? I think that cleaning out your coop often is important for the overall health of your flock, as it prevents the...
Crop issues of any kind are definitely one of the last things any chicken keeper wants to deal with, and I've had to deal with a case of impacted crop before. It wasn't fun. Treatment can prove to be difficult, and in my opinion, preventive measures are much easier. Trust me, any kind of...
You heard it right, chickens love oatmeal, so why not mix them up a batch or make a little extra for them? It's healthy, nutritious, and they love it! So, here's my go-to recipe for the best chicken oatmeal that I came up with just for all your chickens :)
What do I use?
I use old-fashioned...
Winter is coming around the corner, and the field mice and other rodents are looking for a nice, warm home with food to live in. Boom! They spot a chicken coop, stocked with food and warm straw for the winter, and just like that you have a rodent problem. Mice and rodents aren't good to have...
As we know, there's not much study done on anything in the chicken world. Since commercial egg farms and meat birds never need a treatment for disease, no one has found the need to spend millions of dollars on a study just to satisfy us backyard flock keepers. Listening to old advice from early...
I've never had any health issues with chicks other than two that passes the first couple of days I had them. I think it's something they were born with, as I couldn't find anything online of what it could be. The seven remaining I have now are the healthiest and most friendly flock I've ever...
It's close to that time of year again when your chickens may start to molt. I've seen a lot of people on Backyard Chicken posting threads about their chickens losing feathers, asking if was an illness, but it's much simpler. By looking at the pictures, I could see that the chickens were molting...
Fall is coming around the corner, meaning feed stores and hatcheries will be stocking up on chicks, and it's important to choose the right kind of breeds for where you live. I live down in NC, meaning it's super hot all summer, and sometimes it can get cold during the winter, so I try to have a...
We all know that chickens can get sick very easily, rather that be from dust or a wild bird who passes by and spreads an illness, they can get sick. A few years ago I had a flock of Rhode Island Reds I bought with the house I moved into, and they all got sick with a respiratory illness and I had...
Getting new fluffy chicks in the mail or older chickens is always exciting. For one, more chickens, and two, new egg colors to add to your Easter basket, but what if your favorite out the bunch decides to go cockle-doodle-do? Even though most hatcheries have a 90% guarantee, sometimes they make...
Believe it or not, winter is already here for some, while others are just now starting to feel the cooler temperatures. Although most chickens are cold hardy, it is important to prep your chickens for the cooler temperatures so that way any possibility of frostbite is lower and you don't have to...