Articles by Bdutch

History From the bantam chickens that were often kept in the Franco-Belgian border region, where the Schelde enters Belgium, a regional breed emerged at the end of the 19th century that was named "Mille fleurs du Tournaisis". The center of the region where these small chickens were found was...

Red mites are small parasites of about one millimeter. They cause a lot of nuisance in the hen house, and can also transmit diseases and weaken a chicken severely. Sometimes if the owner doesn’t see the red mites before the infestation gets bad, chicks and chickens can get killed by herds of red...

How to make a chicken run without tools. You only need a pair of scissors or a knive to cut the rope. And some glue. Last year I decided to make our old pop up gazebo / party tent of 3x3 meters into a extra run for my chickens. This is how I started: And this is the result: Because the...