Many chicken keepers swear by diatomaceous earth (DE), as it provides a variety of positive benefits for both your flock and your household.  Our flock has benefited from DE, and it has helped cut down the cockroach population in our house and yard.  

Food grade diatomaceous earth:  read more »

A recent study shows that feeding hops to chickens could prevent pathogenic bacteria from taking over in your chicken's gut. Apparently the bitter acid Lupulone, which is found in hops flowers, shows to be a viable option to antibiotic treatment for chickens.

From Grit.com:  read more »

One of our new members, chickenrancher, pointed me to a national news article that appeared here in our local newspaper. Here is the link to the article at ABC News.

This article talks of a study done showing a link between the number of eggs an adult male consumed over a 20 year period and his risk of death. Is this an accurate conclusion from the study? I think the last paragraph in the article answers that question:  read more »