Backyard Chicken Learning Center

Discover key chicken feed types—from protein-packed starter, grower, & layer—to versatile forms like pellets, mash, & crumbles. Boost your flock’s health with essential supplements like oyster shell and grit. Wanna...

All the best chicken names organized in easy-to-read categories. Now you can easily share or embed your favorite chicken name lists on your blog.

Calculate what size chicken coop you need to build or buy based on the size of your flock and where they will spend most of the day time.

Calculate the cost of feeding your chickens based on the size and age of your flock. See how many bags of feed you’ll need per week or month.

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Everything you need to know about raising backyard chickens! Chicken breeds, chicken coop plans, feed, feeders, waterers & more!

In this guide you'll learn everything there is to know about free-range eggs and how they relate to your backyard chickens!

Feeding a mixed flock? This graphic shows Chickens (chick, grower, layer, rooster), Ducks & more.

Find the best chicken coop bedding with this infographic. 7 bedding types, their pros & cons, rating and more.

Check out this DIY Feeder Guide to build your own PVC chicken feeder including plans for hanging, automatic & trough feeders.

In this guide you'll learn everything you need to know about chicken roosts including DIY guides, ideas, bars, boxes & more.

Our Chicken Nesting Boxes Guide will teach you about the best nest boxes, chicken nesting box size, DIY ideas & more!

There are many different options to choose from when putting down a floor for your coop. This infographic goes through the pros & cons of them!

Our Chicken Bedding Guide will teach you the deep litter method, best bedding for chicken coops, chicken run bedding & more.

In this guide, you'll find everything you need to know about chicken waterers including DIY plans, automatic waterers & more.

 Quick Plymouth Rock Chicken Facts Origin United States Colors Blue, white and black Weight 7 - 8 lbs. Lifespan 10 - 12 yrs. Rate of Lay/yr. 180 - 240 eggs Egg size Large...

Choosing the best organic feed can seem like a pain with all the options on the market. This guide will help you made the best eggucated guess!

The Buff Orpington is the model English Hen.  Bred as a dual-purpose bird to be bigger and better than the available breeds at the time, Buff Orpingtons are a big...

Learn how to predator proof your chicken coop with this infographic. 13 predator types & how they attack. 8 ways to keep your hens safe.

The best backyard chicken websites, blogs, Instagrammers, forums, and more to help you make the most of your chicken-keeping journey.

Broodiness is a completely natural state for hens. In this article, we’ll explain broodiness, how it happens and some tips on how to stop it.

Top 6 reasons why chickens stop laying eggs. Age, seasons, molting, diet, dehydration & disease. Why do chickens stop laying eggs?

This infographic shows the 12 best egg-laying chicken breeds! Get the most eggs by choosing the best chicken breed.

How often to chickens lay eggs? View the 57 best egg laying chicken breeds with expected eggs per week (1-5+ and more).

Whether you're breeding chickens for eggs, competition or fun, this guide will help make it easy with tips on nutrition, hatching and more!

The Ameraucana Chicken is the second USA bred bird in our list! Bred for its wonderful blue eggs, the Ameraucana is perfect for a beginner backyard chicken keeper as well...

This article brings all of the best eBooks and articles together in one handy guide so you can make the best decisions regarding your fluffy-butted ladies!

Learn how to keep chickens warm in the winter with cold-weather preparation strategies in your coop and routine management methods.

Not only are Rhode Island Reds one of the most successful breeds in the world, but they are also the state bird of Rhode Island! That’s a Mile Four first!...

While not technically a “breed” per se, the Easter Egger is one of the most popular chickens for backyard chicken owners in the world! These chickens lay colorful eggs that...

Despite their uncertain lineage of the Brahma chicken, so much else is in fact known about them!Brahma chickens were part of “hen fever” which was an obsession with poultry across...

Looking for the best chicken nesting pads? This guide covers the pros and cons of popular options—from rubber and plastic to straw and hemp—helping you choose the ideal material to...

Polish Chickens are some of the prettiest birds you can have in your flock. These chickens will be turning heads whenever somebody comes over! Add that to their relaxed temperament...

Silkie Chickens are an all-time favorite of backyard chicken keepers. They’re friendly, fairly docile and make for excellent mothers. All these traits and more make them the perfect pet for...

11 ways to build a chicken coop from the extravagant to simple. Guest post from Chris Lesley from Chickens & more.