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Bird Flu 2022: What You Should Know
Highly lethal and easily transmitted, this particular strain of influenza can cause severe illness, especially in chicken and turkey flocks. The resulting mortality losses can reach 75 to 100% within days.
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How to Start Raising Chickens: Five Welfare Needs
Proper chicken husbandry means understanding what chickens need to be healthy. Learn how to start raising chickens with this lesson in chicken welfare.
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Breed Profile: Sicilian Buttercup Chickens
Sicilian Buttercup chickens are a rare heritage breed with unique comb shape and coloring, and excellent foraging skills for free-range homesteads.
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Add to Favorites Farming Rice with Ducks in Vermont Traditionally thought of as a warm-climate crop, Boundbrook Farm, located in Vergennes, Vermont is raising rice and ducks symbiotically. Known as …
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Preserving Eggs Part 1
What’s a flock owner to do to keep those priceless eggs in abundance year-round? Preserve them. In this two-part series, I’ll take you around the kitchen and show you how to keep farm-fresh eggs throughout the year.
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Gut Health Is for the Birds
Gut health is key for overall poultry and waterfowl health. Prebiotics and probiotics help.
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Fluke Infestations in Waterfowl
Fluke infestations in waterfowl are not common, but watch for parasites.
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Chickens and Fireworks
Protect your poultry from the dangers of fireworks, noises and debris.
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Herbs for Heat
Protect your flock in the summer heat with herbs for stress management, to keep them cool and healthy.
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Controlling Rats!
Learn now to control or eradicate rats in your coop, secure and limit food.
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The Pros and Cons of Chicken Coop Bedding
What’s the best bedding for your chicken coop? Experts weigh in on your options for healthy chicken coop bedding.
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Raspberry Soufflé: A Summertime Treat
Light, airy, tart raspberry souffle with whipped egg whites, sugar and lemon juice.
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