Caring for chooks in winter
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Caring for chooks in winter

Winter chills and short days will have an effect on your chooks, so read on to find out how to keep them healthy and happy.

Hybrid hen
Bees, poultry & livestock

Hybrid hens

Jessamy Miller explores the pros and cons of keeping hybrid chooks and how they stack up against pure breeds.

Keep pests out of your feed bins!
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Storing chicken feed for maximum nutrition

Don't waste your chook nosh. Use Jessamy Miller's best-practice storage tips.

Chicken in nesting box
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The best nest

Jessamy Miller investigates nest boxes, from size and siting to keeping them clean, in the hen house.

How many chickens?
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How many chickens…

How many chickens can your space accommodate? Jessamy Miller explains.

Chickens make good neighbours if you follow some simple rules
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Good chook neighbour

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

rooster
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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
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Festive gifts for chickens

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

established flock
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New chook on the block

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

crowing hen
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How to stop crowing

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

travelling with chooks
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Travelling with chooks

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

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!