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Eggshells in a Nutshell - The Science of Eggshells - Blue and Green Eggs
An eggshell defines an egg - if there was no shell an egg would be…well, disgusting and useless. Add the shell and an egg becomes both beautiful and functional. What are eggshells made of? And what makes blue eggs blue and green eggs green?
Eggshells in a Nutshell - The Science of Eggshells - Brown Eggs
An eggshell defines an egg - if there was no shell an egg would be…well, disgusting and useless. Add the shell and an egg becomes both beautiful and functional. What are eggshells made of? And why are brown eggs brown?
Eggshells in a Nutshell - The Science of Eggshells - White Eggs
An eggshell defines an egg - if there was no shell an egg would be…well, disgusting and useless. Add the shell and an egg becomes both beautiful and functional. What are eggshells made of? And how does a hen do that?
What’s Killing Our Backyard Chickens? Part Two: Preventing the Preventable
A 2019 study showed that most of the diseases that cause our backyard birds to die are infectious diseases. Many of those diseases are preventable.
What’s Killing Our Backyard Chickens? Part One: The Top Six Causes of Death in the Backyard Coop
What are the main causes of death of our backyard chickens? The six top killers, determined by a scientific study on chickens in eight different states, may surprise you.
At Crossroads with Chickens - A Book by Tory McCagg
If you’re looking for a book to enjoy and learn from, here’s one— a life well lived contained in a well written book. What more could you want? Oh…chickens? You want to read about chickens? Well, bingo.
In the Coop & Around the World - May 10, 2020
The Hipster Hens Shelter in Place - COVID-19 and Black Soldier Fly Larvae - COVID-19 and Fine Chicken Art - COVID-19, Chicken Hoarding and Salmonella
In the Coop & Around the World - April 26, 2020
Toby the Lab Digs Sticks - The Hipster Hens Dig to China - Chicken Love in the Time of Covid - Chicken Death in the Time of Covid
Marek’s Disease: 8 Questions - 8 Answers (Plus, The Scoop on Home Vaccination)
If Marek’s Disease strikes your flock there’s very little you can do except suffer as your sick chickens suffer, and end their suffering when it becomes severe. There is no cure. Thus, your best strategy is to prevent Marek’s from harming your flock in the first place. You can fight infection with biosecurity and prevent symptoms with vaccination.
In the Coop & Around the World—March 29, 2020
Chicken Hoarding - Resources for Chicken Keeping - My Favorite Chicken Bloggers - Thoughts on Fishers
Keeping Bad Bugs at Bay - What Keeping Chickens Can Teach About Staying Safe From COVID-19
Some of the main recommended practices for keeping our flocks safe can, with a few modifications, be good guidelines for protecting ourselves from the marauding coronavirus.
Randy’s Chicken Blog is Four Years Old
Back in 2016 I sat down and started writing this blog. Four years and 176 posts later, I managed to get this cake…
In the Coop & Around the World – March 1, 2020
Paul the rooster slowly realizes that he’s the man.
Michel Perry’s “Montaigne in Barn Boots.”
And Randy’s Chicken Blog celebrates its 4th birthday!
Chicken in Love – A Book of Photographs by Moreno Monti and Matteo Tranchellini
Moreno Monti and Matteo Tranchellini, creators of the lush book of chicken photographs, “Chick!en,” have a new book! “Chicken in Love” is every bit as beautiful as the earlier book, and it’s all about love!
Alektorophobia - Fear the Chickens
Do you think of chickens as your feathered friends? Or do you consider them to be beady-eyed, sharp-beaked minions of evil? If the second sentence describes you, perhaps you have alektorophobia.
Black Soldier Fly Grubs - Feed Your Flock & Save the World
Black Soldier Fly grubs can reduce the emission of climate-changing greenhouse gases, help protect our overfished oceans, get rid of mountains of unwanted organic waste—and our chickens find them to be incredibly delicious!
In the Coop & Around the World – December 29, 2019
-A sad farewell to Emile the rooster
-Black soldier fly larvae—making the world a better place
-A fun new chicken book—“A Diamond in the Brush”
-A good-news update on Marissa the hen, suffering from water belly and cancer
Chicken Reads - My Favorite Chicken Books - 2019
I like chickens. I also like books a lot. Unsurprisingly, I think chicken books are pretty great—the perfect marriage of two of my favorite things. Here are some thumbnail reviews of a few of my favorite chicken books. Full reviews of many of these books can be found elsewhere on my blog.
Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Chicken People and Your Chickens
Some gift ideas for your chickens or your friends and family members who love chickens. For the holidays or anytime!