Radical cleaning of the poultry house can be done once a year, taking care to also clean feeders and drinkers.

What features should a good nest for laying hen eggs have? Click on “read more” and discover our expert’s advice!

I have hatched many male chicks, is it possible to breed only cocks? Let’s find out what to do in such cases.

Does the color, the shape and the size of the comb tell us anything about the health of our roosters and hens?

We asked our expert to help us to find out the possible reasons why chickens stop laying their eggs.

My hens are eating their own freshly laid eggs, what can I do? Our expert can help you to avoid this behaviour!

It is generally recommended to keep at least a group of three hens in order to achieve an internal hierarchy.

Pink, white, brown, green or blue:why do our hens lay different coloured eggs? It depends on the breed, variety or crossbreeding.

How many chickens can I keep in downtown at most? Advice on keeping hens in the urban environment.

All animals communicate in different ways. In the case of chickens, one of these forms is the “pecking order”.

Inbreeding should be defeated by decreasing the relatedness between roosters and hens, that’s how.

How can I create a hen Isa Brown? Or where can I find the male Isa Brown? Read this post for some useful tips.

Advices on the temperature and humidity levels to improve the hatching rate with your River Systems ET incubator.

We asked our expert which species are most suitable for a beginner in poultry farming. Follow our advices and start your own home breeding!

What can I do if my hens lay eggs with an extremely thin and brittle shell, or even without a shell?

Is it possible to set up a small henhouse in the garden or on the terrace? What are the regulations?

Is it normal for laying hens to have a fall in eggs production, or at least a standstill, between October and November?

Let’s find out whether Cochin – dwarf or giant – chickens can be good layers and if they can coexist with Amrock hens.

Is it always better to keep more than one rooster for selection purposes, in order to maintain a good genetic variability?

How to recognise the sex of chicks? Our expert explains what (and which) are the sex-link hens breeds.

Conserving poultry biodiversity is important to maintain genetic traits that may become useful as an answer of climate change.

How do I start selecting a breed? Where should I start when trying to fix a certain character in my hens?

Is it correct to add apple vinegar to water in drinkers? And why should we do it? We asked it to our expert!

A shortlist of the most important preventive actions to take in the poultry house in order to have healthy animals.

Unusual hen behaviour: are they just acclimatisation problems or is there a possible disease going on?