Customers who contact Cackle Hatchery® frequently ask questions about feeding their flocks. Below are 17 of the most common questions our team is asked regarding feeding chickens.
What do chickens eat?
What chickens eat depends on their stage of growth. Confined...
Infectious coryza is one of the most common bacterial diseases of backyard chickens. It is, in fact, the chicken version of the common cold. Avibacterium paragallinarum bacteria cause this respiratory disease. Like the common cold, infectious coryza is particularly...
Some duck breeds lay as well as chicken breeds. However, ducks kept mainly for meat or ornamental purposes do not lay nearly as well as those that have been selectively bred for their laying ability. Below is a look...
Here at Cackle Hatchery® we are constantly fielding questions from our customers. Below are answers to 17 of the most common questions we hear about chickens and eggs.
Why do chickens lay eggs?
Chickens lay eggs to reproduce more chickens. However,...
Chickens have three primary goals in life — to eat, to avoid being eaten, and to make more chickens. Thus, flock necessities involve providing your chickens with everything they need to achieve these goals.
Nutrition
A chicken’s nutritional needs change, depending...
The recent volatility of egg prices in the United States has been a hot topic. Media coverage has consistently made the connection between supply problems and virulent strains of avian flu that has been afflicting poultry birds since 2022.
Many...
The end-of-day chitchat among the parents at my kid’s school tends to revolve around the usual pleasantries: soccer schedules, the weather, the latest snow report from Mt. Baker, our local ski resort. On a recent afternoon, however, the talk...
One of the ways that artificial intelligence (AI) has been marketed to agricultural business owners is as a tool to improve market competitiveness. AI platforms promise to deliver real time market insights in a way that humans never could,...
Bantam chickens make perfect starter birds for beginning poultry keepers, especially young ones. Here are 10 reasons why bantams are the best chickens for kids.
Bantams Are Small
Pint-size bantams rarely weigh more than two pounds. Because of their smaller size...
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) has published Notice No. 24-15, Salmonella Vaccines and USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service’s Framework to Reduce Salmonella Illnesses Attributable to Poultry to inform veterinary biologics manufacturers of FSIS’ interest...