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Chickens

Resources About Chickens

  • baby chicken, chick care, chick housing, chick nutrition, chicken health challenges

Care Recommendations For Chicks (Baby Chickens)

Nutritional, living space, and social recommendations for chicks in an animal sanctuary environment!
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  • baby chicken, chick care, chick housing, chick nutrition, chicken health challenges

Care Recommendations For Chicks (Baby Chickens)

Nutritional, living space, and social recommendations for chicks in an animal sanctuary environment!
An image of two white domesticated geese standing in front of two grey domesticated geese, with a Canada goose in the background.
  • Bird Catching, Catching Stray Birds

A Guide To Safely Catching Birds For Your Animal Sanctuary Or Rescue Part III: How Bird Type Or Species Can Impact Your Plans

Want to learn more about how to safely catch stray birds for your animal organization? Check out Part II of our four part series!
An image of two white domesticated geese standing in front of two grey domesticated geese, with a Canada goose in the background.
  • Bird Catching, Catching Stray Birds

A Guide To Safely Catching Birds For Your Animal Sanctuary Or Rescue Part III: How Bird Type Or Species Can Impact Your Plans

Want to learn more about how to safely catch stray birds for your animal organization? Check out Part II of our four part series!
An image of a city alley at night, with a rooster standing under streetlights.
  • Bird Rescue, Catching Stray Birds, Rescuer Safety

A Guide To Safely Catching Stray Birds For Your Animal Sanctuary Or Rescue Part II: Planning For The Site And Strategizing Timing

Want to learn more about how to safely catch stray birds for your animal organization? Check out Part II of our four part series!
An image of a city alley at night, with a rooster standing under streetlights.
  • Bird Rescue, Catching Stray Birds, Rescuer Safety

A Guide To Safely Catching Stray Birds For Your Animal Sanctuary Or Rescue Part II: Planning For The Site And Strategizing Timing

Want to learn more about how to safely catch stray birds for your animal organization? Check out Part II of our four part series!
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  • chicken care, chicken health, healthy chicken

6 Signs Of A Healthy Chicken Infographic

This handy infographic covers six things to look for when trying to ascertain whether a chicken resident is in good health or not.
  • chicken care, chicken health, healthy chicken

6 Signs Of A Healthy Chicken Infographic

This handy infographic covers six things to look for when trying to ascertain whether a chicken resident is in good health or not.
An image of three panes from a brochure. The leftmost panel shows a rooster standing on an exam table. The middle panel shows a graphic of a rooster and a book, as well as two photos of roosters and a graphic of a chicken. The third panel on the right shows an image of a woman holding a rooster.
  • Downloads, Rooster Brochure, Rooster Rescue

The Open Sanctuary Project’s “So You Want To Rescue A Rooster” Brochure

A new sanctuary brochure for so that you can help more folks learn some truths about roosters, which may help with facilitating rooster retention,
An image of three panes from a brochure. The leftmost panel shows a rooster standing on an exam table. The middle panel shows a graphic of a rooster and a book, as well as two photos of roosters and a graphic of a chicken. The third panel on the right shows an image of a woman holding a rooster.
  • Downloads, Rooster Brochure, Rooster Rescue

The Open Sanctuary Project’s “So You Want To Rescue A Rooster” Brochure

A new sanctuary brochure for so that you can help more folks learn some truths about roosters, which may help with facilitating rooster retention, getting foster homes, and more adopters!
  • chicken background, chicken domestication, chicken history

Chickens: How We Got Here

The history and current challenges of the domesticated chicken.
The modern Red Junglefowl- by Francesco Veronesi through a CC BY SA 2.0 License
  • chicken background, chicken domestication, chicken history

Chickens: How We Got Here

The history and current challenges of the domesticated chicken.

Fun Facts About Chickens

Did you know that many chickens (less so in large breed chickens) choose to “work” for their food? This is called contra-freeloading. Chickens have demonstrated that they will often choose to press a button or ring a bell for food instead of eating from a readily available food source. They may enjoy the extra engagement and stimulation provided.
Chickens are able to see more colors than humans! While the human retina contains cones that are sensitive to wavelengths of red, blue and green, chickens have an additional cone that can detect violet wavelengths, including some ultraviolet wavelengths!
While it might just sound like a bunch of clucking to an unfamiliar observer, chicken “language” consists of at least 24 different vocalizations! This doesn’t even include how they communicate through visual displays.

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