The nesting material in our chicken nesting boxes was getting raked out leading to dirty and cracked eggs, so this is how I fixed the problem. Also in this video, I show my latest experiment of trying ...

It's common to see chickens being kept in Australian backyards. They can deposit their eggs in long grass, around sheltered corners or behind mounds of soil — often anywhere except their fancy nesting ...

Introduce laying boxes or nests early before the birds reach point of lay. My suggestion would be to bring them in at 12 weeks of age if they are mobile. An ideal situation is to have permanent boxes ...

I’ll say it loud and proud right now—I am a chicken owner and I’m never going back to a chicken-less house. I still remember the first egg I ever collected from the laying box. It was satisfying and ...