Worms are a common ailment in backyard flocks. As a chicken owner, it’s scary when your babies aren’t doing well. In this ...

An abandoned emu is thriving in a British aviary after being raised by an unlikely foster mom one-tenth her size.

The emu, now aged four, sought guidance from a chicken named Nugget, a small Bantam hen who took on the role of foster mother. She taught Shrub how to eat and walk. However, a few weeks after ...

While some Pennsylvania cities and townships allow residents to own backyard chickens, others do not. Therefore, it's ...

The lifeless 500g body of an emu chick covered in mud, flies, and being pulled from the nest by crows, turned out to be Shrub. The job of raising her then fell to Nugget - a small Bantam Hen who ...

The idea of an emu being raised by a chicken might sound like the plot of Disney's latest cartoon. But it has become a ...

A chicken has taken on a tough new role as a ... But Shrub would fortunately go on to form a loving bond with small Bantam hen Nugget at Birdworld. Nugget even taught the emu how to eat and ...

“We love being a part of the thriving Bradford community and hope our partnership with the Bantams continues for years to come.” City’s commercial manager, Michael Shackleton, said: “We are delighted ...

The lifeless 500g body of an emu chick covered in mud, flies, and being pulled from the nest by crows, turned out to be Shrub. The job of raising her then fell to Nugget - a small Bantam Hen who ...

Our solution was a yearly supply of broody bantam hens. They resided in comfortable nesting boxes situated in an ... We knew that, in the wild, a hen caper would feed her small chicks on a diet of ...