Recent articles by Jessamy Miller
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.
Sick chooks
JESSAMY MILLER explains how to care for a sick or injured chook.
Autumn poultry care
JESSAMY MILLER describes some of the extra chores needed to care for your chooks in the Autumn months.
Food is free!
The Victorian city of Ballarat is doing its bit for the food-share movement, writes JESSAMY MILLER.
Broody hens
The warmer months often bring regular bouts of broodiness. JESSAMY MILLER lists some ways of de-brooding chickens.
Chook care in busy periods
JESSAMY MILLER gives some handy hints to make life easier in the chook pen during the festive season and summer holidays.
Size matters in the hen house
Good things come in small packages when it comes to bantam fowl.
Off the lay?
Chooks laying yet? It’s the question on everyone’s lips as spring approaches, writes JESSAMY MILLER.
Tanks, but no tanks
While it may be cute, an upcycled water tank doesn’t make a very good hen house, writes JESSAMY MILLER.