Everyday Chicken Keeping
How Long Do Chickens Live (and Why Most Don't)
How long do chickens live? Five to ten years, and a few go a great deal further. Most never get the chance. What kills them first, and which of it you can do something about.
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Everyday Chicken Keeping
The unglamorous middle of chicken keeping, which is most of it.
Who sleeps where, who gets pecked, who has gone broody, and why nobody is laying this week. The daily rhythm of a flock, and the parts of it nobody warns you about.
The Hot Weather Flock Checklist
One page to stick on the fridge before a heat wave: water, shade, air, and the signs that mean stop reading and go outside.
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