Recent articles by Jessamy Miller
![Good chook neighbour Chickens make good neighbours if you follow some simple rules](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/_MG_5465-500x427.jpg)
Good chook neighbour
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Chickens are becoming more popular in urban areas. Jessamy Miller outlines tips to keep your neighbours on side.
![Pocket-sized producers Pocket-sized producers](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Quail350x620-500x350.jpg)
Pocket-sized producers
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For a quail of a good time, try keeping these lively little egg layers that are well suited to small gardens, writes JESSAMY MILLER.
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Something to crow about
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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 Chicken christmas gifts](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/re-sized-img-500x350.jpg)
Festive gifts for chickens
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Deck the halls with gifts for your chickens, and you'll have a very merry hen house, says JESSAMY MILLER.
![Egg-cellent incubating Incubator-hatched chickens](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/620x350-500x350.jpg)
Egg-cellent incubating
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Want to try your hand at incubating chickens? Chook aficionado Jessamy Miller tells us how.
![The nitty gritty on shell grit Shell grit](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ShellGrit620x350-500x350.jpg)
The nitty gritty on shell grit
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Chook whisperer JESSAMY MILLER explains why your hens need shell grit.
![The good egg on top layers The good egg on top layers](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/OG91Chook620x350-500x350.jpg)
The good egg on top layers
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How do you choose the best layers? JESSAMY MILLER shares her know-how, plus tips on keeping them in good health.
![Wonderful worms Wonderful worms](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Blog_Feature_Worms_ 620x350-500x350.jpg)
Wonderful worms
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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 Pekin hen and chicks](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/unspecified-500x500.jpg)
Starting out with chooks
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There are many benefits to keeping chooks but be warned, says JESSAMY MILLER, they can be addictive.
![Sick chooks sick chook](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/iStock_000001704288_Medium-500x500.jpg)
Sick chooks
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JESSAMY MILLER explains how to care for a sick or injured chook.
![Autumn poultry care Autumn poultry care](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Autumn_poultry_620pxW-500x413.jpg)
Autumn poultry care
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JESSAMY MILLER describes some of the extra chores needed to care for your chooks in the Autumn months.
![Food is free! food is free Ballarat](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/5 - FREE LANEWAY Unknown-2-500x500.jpg)
Food is free!
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The Victorian city of Ballarat is doing its bit for the food-share movement, writes JESSAMY MILLER.