How to get the native buzz – just add bees!

PAUL WEST explains how to bring more native bees into your life and gardens by encouraging their natural habitats.

Hybrid hens

Jessamy Miller explores the pros and cons of keeping hybrid chooks and how they stack up against pure breeds.

Storing chicken feed for maximum nutrition

Don't waste your chook nosh. Use Jessamy Miller's best-practice storage tips.  

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.

All abuzz

Kirsten Bradley shares her sweet secrets of success for keeping bees.

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.

Starting out with chooks

There are many benefits to keeping chooks but be warned, says JESSAMY MILLER, they can be addictive.