Don't forget to give your chickens water!

Did you know that a chicken's body is more than 50 percent water? Water is a very important thing to provide your chickens with. Too little water results in dehydration, excessive stress, and a decline in egg production. Depriving them of water for 24 hours will take 24 more hours to recover completely (not something we recommend doing!). If you are starting your flock from chicks, a gallon of clean water per day should be enough for one hundred birds. Mature birds need about 1 to 2 cups of water a day, with layers needing more water than non-layers. The weather/heat also affects how much water a chicken will drink. Water should be clean, fresh, and available at all times.