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Getting Started Hatching Eggs in an Incubator
Add to your flock by hatching eggs in an incubator from a quality egg seller and experience the joy of welcoming new life.
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How to Order Baby Chicks in the Mail
Learn how to order baby chicks in the mail by finding a reputable chick hatchery with good customer reviews.
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How to Cook Carnitas
Learn how to cook carnitas in a slow cooker or pressure cooker to enjoy on pan cubano bread as a Cuban sandwich.
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Pan Cubano Recipe
Make a pan cubano recipe for a beautiful amber-brown bread with a mild white breadlike flavor and a tender bite for the crust.
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Avian Cholera Waterfowl
Avian cholera in waterfowl is an uncommon disease for backyard poultry, but an ounce of prevention can deter an unwanted disease.
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Derzsy’s Disease in Geese
A parvo-type virus, best
treated with prevention.
Poultry Grand Champions
How judges choose best of show.
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Vent Gleet in Chickens
Learn about vent gleet in chickens and what the vent gleet treatment requires.
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What is Lemon Curd?
What is lemon curd? Lemon curd makes a tangy, sweet, and smooth concoction to use in toppings and fillings in almost anything you can dream of.
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Quiz: What’s Your Chicken-ality?
Curious about which chicken breed matches your personality? Take our Chicken-ality Quiz and find out! Whether you’re laid-back or full of energy, this fun quiz will help you discover your perfect feathered match and give you insights into the best breed for your backyard flock.
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Poultry News August/September 2024
Add to Favorites When Chickens Blush, We Should Pay Attention According to a paper published in May 2024 in the journal of Applied Animal Behaviour Science, chickens can blush when …
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Red Mites and Autopsies
Guda van der Burgt is a veterinary pathologist who undertakes chicken autopsies. She lives at Rough Ground Farm in Oxfordshire, England.
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