Chook chat: buying poultry online without getting scammed
From purebred birds to hatching eggs, learn what to look for before buying your next flock online.
The goose patrol
Looking for a natural way to keep your lawn in shape and manage weeds? These feathered foragers might help.
Your spring chick-list: get your henhouse ready
Here's our chook expert's handy spring chicklist for chicken keepers: coop care, bedding and feeding tips to keep hens healthy and laying well.
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.
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.
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.
Feeding your chooks
If you want to mix your own feed you will know exactly what you are giving your hens and it could save you money.
Heritage hens
The top performers of yesteryear, heritage poultry breeds are slow-growing, long-laying and one of the keys to our long-term food security.
Can you feed your chooks on insects alone?
Chooks love foraging for bugs in the garden, but poultry can’t live on insects alone, and some invertebrates are better choices than others. Our chook expert talks snails, worms and slugs.
Spring poultry care
Spring is a delightful time in the poultry yard with hens back on the lay and, for those who keep a rooster, perhaps even chicks to enjoy. These tips will help you make the most of this time.