Hen and chicks
Bees, poultry & livestock

Broody hens

The warmer months often bring regular bouts of broodiness. JESSAMY MILLER lists some ways of de-brooding chickens.

Chooks at Christmas time
Bees, poultry & livestock

Chook care in busy periods

JESSAMY MILLER gives some handy hints to make life easier in the chook pen during the festive season and summer holidays.

silver spangled hamburgh
Build your garden

Size matters in the hen house

Good things come in small packages when it comes to bantam fowl.

Blackie rugs up
Bees, poultry & livestock

Cool chicks

Winter isn’t the most pleasant time in the poultry yard, but JESSAMY MILLER has some hot tips for cool chicks.

established flock
Bees, poultry & livestock

New chook on the block

Meet and greet. JESSAMY MILLER's tips for how to introduce the new chooks on the block.

crowing hen
Bees, poultry & livestock

How to stop crowing

Alpha hens and cross-dressing chooks? JESSAMY MILLER investigates gender politics in the poultry yard.

travelling with chooks
Bees, poultry & livestock

Travelling with chooks

When travelling with chooks take care packing, writes JESSAMY MILLER.

backyard chook
Bees, poultry & livestock

Why keep chooks?

JESSAMY MILLER looks at the benefits of keeping chooks.

Jane and Lizzie feeding on microgreens
Bees, poultry & livestock

Micro meals for chooks

Microgreens may be small on size but they are big on benefits for chooks, writes PENNY WOODWARD.

Finding an alternative homes for your chooks during a bushfire can be difficult.
Bees, poultry & livestock

Take your chooks and run!

When bushfires threatened guest blogger JACQUELINE SPEDDING decided to up chooks and run!   

Shady chook pen
Bees, poultry & livestock

Help them in the heat

PENNY WOODWARD explains that animals and birds suffer in the heat too.

chook pen, barnyard
Bees, poultry & livestock

Poultry planning

Want to get the most out of your feathered friends? JUSTIN RUSSELL gives you tips for managing chooks in an organic backyard.