Recent articles by Jessamy Miller
Easy ways to maximise egg lay in your hens
Want eggs for brekky year round? Here's how, writes Jessamy Miller.
The best nest
Jessamy Miller investigates nest boxes, from size and siting to keeping them clean, in the hen house.
How many chickens…
How many chickens can your space accommodate? Jessamy Miller explains.
Good chook neighbour
Chickens are becoming more popular in urban areas. Jessamy Miller outlines tips to keep your neighbours on side.
Pocket-sized producers
For a quail of a good time, try keeping these lively little egg layers that are well suited to small gardens, writes JESSAMY MILLER.
Something to crow about
It's the Year of the Rooster. Clearly there’s no better time to discuss the king of the fowl yard, says JESSAMY MILLER.
Festive gifts for chickens
Deck the halls with gifts for your chickens, and you'll have a very merry hen house, says JESSAMY MILLER.
Egg-cellent incubating
Want to try your hand at incubating chickens? Chook aficionado Jessamy Miller tells us how.
The nitty gritty on shell grit
Chook whisperer JESSAMY MILLER explains why your hens need shell grit.
The good egg on top layers
How do you choose the best layers? JESSAMY MILLER shares her know-how, plus tips on keeping them in good health.
Wonderful worms
Recycling kitchen scraps through a worm farm provides valuable worm castings and juice to improve garden soil and plant growth, writes Jessamy Miller.
Starting out with chooks
There are many benefits to keeping chooks but be warned, says JESSAMY MILLER, they can be addictive.