At Peck-O-Matic we are dedicated to helping you develop you skills as a breeder, backyard chicken owner, or any type of raising or breeding you might be doing with various types of fowl.  With that said, today’s post is geared to give you some helpful advice on settling and relaxing your chickens to help them stay healthy and relaxed for a stronger, longer life and a more relaxed laying process.

Lavender has many benefits for your hens and newborn chicks.  Lavender is a natural relaxer for the chickens as it helps with stress-lowering and relaxing when added to the nesting box.  Lavender releases natural pheromones that will help your hens relax and stay situated when it comes to the egg laying process.  A relaxed hen is going to have better results and have a healthier overall life.

Lavender is a great insect repellent.  You never want to add pesticides and chemicals to your chickens environment as it can cause more issues to the overall health of your chickens.  A great natural alternative is lavender.  It will keep a lot of those pesky insects away from the coop and is a healthy alternative for your chickens health.

Lavender is also known to help with blood circulation in your hens.  In the laying process the hens are not moving around as much and circulation can become an issue.  Lavender will help with blood circulation in your hens by hanging some in front of your hens so they will be forced to stand up and munch on the hanging lavender forcing her to stretch her legs and increase circulation.

You can grow your own lavender so you will be able to trim the plants and use it as needed.  usually planting in the spring will give you a good harvest in the summer.  This will bring many benefits to your chickens and even help to beautify your property by having that gorgeous lavender growing and flowering for you to enjoy.

As always, help maintain the overall health of your chickens by using the revolutionary Peck-O-Matic to help control food usage and avoid issues with mold, over eating, and rodents getting into the coop.

Comment below to let us know how we can answer any questions you might have on raising fowl.  Peck-O-Matic is always here to help!