Chickens make good neighbours if you follow some simple rules
Bees, poultry & livestock

Good chook neighbour

Chickens are becoming more popular in urban areas. Jessamy Miller outlines tips to keep your neighbours on side.

Pocket-sized producers
Bees, poultry & livestock

Pocket-sized producers

For a quail of a good time, try keeping these lively little egg layers that are well suited to small gardens, writes JESSAMY MILLER.

rooster
Bees, poultry & livestock

Something to crow about

It's the Year of the Rooster. Clearly there’s no better time to discuss the king of the fowl yard, says JESSAMY MILLER.

Chicken christmas gifts
Bees, poultry & livestock

Festive gifts for chickens

Deck the halls with gifts for your chickens, and you'll have a very merry hen house, says JESSAMY MILLER.

Incubator-hatched chickens
Bees, poultry & livestock

Egg-cellent incubating

Want to try your hand at incubating chickens? Chook aficionado Jessamy Miller tells us how.

Shell grit
Bees, poultry & livestock

The nitty gritty on shell grit

Chook whisperer JESSAMY MILLER explains why your hens need shell grit.

The good egg on top layers
Bees, poultry & livestock

The good egg on top layers

How do you choose the best layers? JESSAMY MILLER shares her know-how, plus tips on keeping them in good health.

Hen with chicks
Build your garden

Starting out with chooks

Before you get started with chooks, it's best to do some research. Just remember, once you do have a henhouse, chickens can be addictive.

sick chook
Bees, poultry & livestock

Sick chooks

JESSAMY MILLER explains how to care for a sick or injured chook.

Chickens
Bees, poultry & livestock

Free-range eggs – new definition a debacle

Editor STEVE PAYNE highlights the drawbacks of the new definition of free-range eggs.

Autumn poultry care
Build your garden

Autumn poultry care

JESSAMY MILLER describes some of the extra chores needed to care for your chooks in the Autumn months.

Madelaine Scott triple j 25 under 25 winner organic egg farmer
Bees, poultry & livestock

A good egg

Organic egg farmer and triple j 25 under 25 legend, MADELAINE SCOTT, shares her tips for quality egg production.