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Ask the Experts August/September 2024
April 29, 2025 · · Ask The Expert

Ana Skemp and Audra Trosper answer your poultry questions about feather loss, egg freshness, and clipping duck wings.

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Weird Chicken Eggs and What They Mean

Bumpy, pale, rough, or misshapen eggs are more common in layers over two years old. Here are reasons for weird chicken eggs and what they mean for your feathered friends.

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Ask the Experts June/July 2024

Carla Tilghman, Ana Skemp, and Audra Trosper answer your poultry questions about egg eating, lash eggs, raisins as treats, and lime water after water glassing eggs.

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Ask the Experts April/ May 2025

Audra Trosper answers your poultry questions about scaly leg mites and the best heritage breeds for meat.

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Lessons from Chickenlandia: Putting Young Chickens Outside Full-Time

Oh, the age-old challenge for human mothers everywhere to let their babies go. Chicken mamas, however, are another story.

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Ask the Experts, April/May 2024
February 23, 2024 · · Ask The Expert

Marissa Ames and Carla Tilghman answer your poultry questions about dog training, molting, duck behavior and more.

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Lessons from Chickenlandia: About Baby Chicks
January 31, 2024 · · Ask The Expert

Get lessons from Chickenlandia, including poultry advice, recipes, care, and feeding from Dalia Monterroso.

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Ask the Expert: February/March 2024
January 2, 2024 · · Ask The Expert

Poultry Experts answer questions about scaly leg mites, eggshell deformities, poultry business regulations, blastodisc.

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Ask The Experts
November 2, 2023 · · Ask The Expert

Advice from our poultry experts Marissa Ames and Carla Tilghman on lash eggs, infectious bronchitis, chalazae, pokeweed, incubator doors, and more.

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Ask the Experts Oct/Nov 2023
September 13, 2023 · · Ask The Expert

Expert advice on feeding corn, lash eggs, broody hens, chicken coops, and heritage birds.

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