Articles by taprock

Three years ago when I started on this great chicken adventure there was much I didn’t know. I have learned a great deal in a short time mostly thanks to BYC and other members who have answered my many questions. One of the interesting things I read about was giving chickens baths. My only...

Chicken keeping is serious business. I think most of us, unless you are new to the chicken world, have experienced that serious side. It can be the loss of a favorite bird, an injury that you can’t treat, dealing with predators or the redundant morning and evening trip to the coop through...

This is my first year with Silkies and Showgirls. They have been a joy to have around. When I was thinking of what to do for a Christmas card I thought of my Silkie, Snowball. I want to use her as a therapy bird so she has gone everywhere with me this year. She has gone to camp to soccer...

Hi fellow chicken lovers, I'm Tanya. My family and I live in the Northern Lower Pennisula of Michigan. We are about as far north as you can go and not be in the Staits of Mackinaw. It is nice to be way up north but sometimes a bit cut off from everything. We live on 22 acres with a neurotic...