How to train your chickens
Chooks are smarter than many people realise. Jessamy Miller shares practical techniques to train your flock, improving handling, behaviour and everyday enjoyment.
Poultry protection: how to secure your henhouse
Chooks do a lot for us, providing eggs, manure and garden help, but they’re vulnerable to predators. Jessamy Miller shows how to lock up the coop, outsmart common pests, and keep your hens calm, safe and thriving.
How to prepare for bird flu
Bird flu is a highly infectious virus that can harm backyard poultry. Not yet in Australia, it's still important to be aware of its impact.
A life filled with the joy of chooks
Celebrity chook lady Elaine Janes has a very special connection with her feathered friends, it all starts with a firm hold.
Jessamy Miller’s special warming mash recipe for chooks
Try this recipe for warming chook mash from our chook expert. It will help keep your chooks happy and healthy.
Keeping your henhouse tidy
When the hot weather starts to wane, it's a good time to set your chooks up for a safe, healthy and cosy cool season.
Introducing master henhouse builder, Dugald Jellie
Everything Dugald Jellie creates, from cubbies to fences to sheds, is made by hand using recycled materials saved from landfill.
How to maximise your hens’ egg production with a balanced diet
If you are dreaming of an achievable and rewarding way to supply some of your own food, you can’t go past keeping laying hens, such as the barnevelder.
How to hold a chook
There are all sorts of reasons you may need to hold your hens, such as checking for parasites; Jessamy Miller explains how do it safely for your chooks and you.
Raising chicks naturally
While the mother hen has the lead role in the chicken-raising show, Jessamy Millers says there are steps owners can take to ensure chicks are robust and healthy.
Feathered friends
Chooks provide many things from fresh eggs to fertiliser for your garden, and they can even become feathered friends to the family.
Choosing a chook house
Life is much richer in this Melbourne household with a few chooks added to the mix – here's some tips to help make a home for chickens so everyone is happy.