Animals

A fairly large part of farmers is faced with the problem of chickens biting their eggs. Among the factors and reasons that determine this behavior of the bird, experts say the lack of the necessary conditions for keeping in the chicken coop, ...

In the life cycle of chickens, depending on the breed and the course of physiological cycles, sooner or later there comes a period when the qualities inherent in the bird begin to appear. Nevertheless, some owners are worried about the fact that their birds ...

Movement plays an important role in the life of chickens in cage and floor housing in a hen house, ensuring the health and optimal performance of the herd. However, sometimes moving a bird causes discomfort, which ...

The presence of blood, found by farmers on the surface of the shell or inside the egg, not only lowers the potential cost of production, but also causes concern for buyers. Many of them consider the product unfit for consumption and ...

Rodents such as mice or rats in a chicken coop can be a real problem for the farmer. Among the harm they cause, poultry farmers note theft and damage of eggs, the transfer of infectious diseases and helminths, damage ...

Stool disturbance in chickens is manifested in a change in the color, smell and consistency of feces, which can be caused both by diseases and be the cause of a violation of the optimal regime for keeping chickens. In order to timely detect changes ...

The benefits and simplicity of caring for an ordinary layer increases the number of livestock kept in numerous households every day. Not fastidiousness of chickens to the conditions of keeping and feed, a long-proven and well-known fact. But exactly ...

Many poultry breeders are wondering why chickens stop laying eggs in the fall. The main reasons for this phenomenon are the season, changes in diet, breed, type of food, age. In other words, the factors that ...

Laying hens, pleasing to the eye of the owner and beneficial, have always been considered unpretentious and profitable pets of a private backyard. And remembering how many pleasant minutes the collection of tasty, fresh eggs from the nests brings, there is no doubt ...

Good egg production in chickens depends on many factors throughout the calendar year. However, it is most difficult to create the necessary conditions for laying eggs in winter. At this time, in addition to the unbalanced feed ...