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Ask Our Experts October/November 2024
Ana Skemp and Audra Trosper answer your poultry questions about a blind chick, a broody duck, a sick hen walking backward, and a new flock with droopy wings.
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Ask Our Experts August/September 2025
Ana Skemp and Audra Trosper answer your poultry questions about a dead chicken and a chick with knee problems.
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Ask the Experts August/September 2024
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
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
Get lessons from Chickenlandia, including poultry advice, recipes, care, and feeding from Dalia Monterroso.
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Ask the Expert: February/March 2024
Poultry Experts answer questions about scaly leg mites, eggshell deformities, poultry business regulations, blastodisc.
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