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Quote: We don't have coffee every day so the hens get coffee grounds with the compost irregularly. I have to wonder if they're out there some mornings jonesing for their caffeine fix. Are chickens really affected by caffeine? I haven't heard any bad advice on this topic but I'm sure there are...

Here's the weirdest thing that has happened to me. When I told someone I was getting chickens he warned, "Watch out for the fleas--your whole family will be covered in them in no time!" That's ridiculous, I thought, my chicken coop is far away from the house and I have no plans for the...

Quote: Oh, my gosh - how beautifully said. I think there's something incredibly resonant and satisfying about animal husbandry, no matter the size and scale of the project. "Farming" - even if it's a few pet hens in a suburban coop - requires a kind of attention and ingenuity that's gotten...

The advice on feeding no more treats or greens than chickens can consume in fifteen minutes is a result of detailed studies of productivity. If you are going for the most eggs; you will limit the intake of treats. The advice didn't come from commercial feed manufacturers; it came from poultry...

Quote: This couldn't be MORE wrong. It was wrong the moment the USDA made the food pyramid that stated dairy products were the best source of calcium for humans way back in the day and it's still wrong today. The calcium received from eating green, leafy vegetables is not only more soluble...

Quote: I'm not understanding the statement about "too high in salt". When I feed compost to my chickens it is fruit and vegetable scraps that are removed before any cooking or flavoring has been done (e.g. lettuce leaves, raw carrot peelings, apple cores, bad tomatoes straight from the garden...

Advice against free ranging or feeding compost are my favorites in my personal "bad advice" category. Free ranging is healthier in the context that chickens are allowed to make choices as they move around their environment, thus exhibiting natural behaviors. Free ranging is also healthier if it...