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Best Chicken Breeds for Beginners
This guide features 12 of the best chicken breeds for beginners; whether pet chicken or egg-laying, these breeds are a great place to start.
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What’s in a Name: Roaster, Broiler or Fryer Chicken
Roaster, broiler, or fryer chicken? Let’s clear up some confusing names that are given to meat chickens. The USDA created five poultry classes due to modern breeding and feeding changes.
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Over Easy Breakfast Pizza Recipe with Eggs
This breakfast pizza recipe with eggs is great for flexible meals.
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Benefits of Having a Rooster with Laying Hens
Learn about the benefits of having a rooster with laying hens, including creating a flock that is less cannibalistic, shows lower signs of stress, and has more positive social interactions.
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How to Introduce New Chickens to a Flock
Learn about the pecking order, how to introduce new chickens to a flock, and what to watch for when they find their place in this social structure.
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Sebastopol Geese Facts and Breeding History
Learn these Sebastopol geese facts and how breeders prioritized the visual appeal of Sebastopol geese, leading to a genetic predisposition for lower fertility rates, which have continued to challenge the breed’s sustainability.
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Raising Game Birds
Game birds are poultry breeds traditionally considered wild birds, primarily hunted or raised for meat. Learn a little bit about raising game birds and what it takes so you can decide if it’s a worthwhile pursuit.
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Domestic Guinea Fowl Colors
There are several different guinea fowl colors and patterns in guinea fowl, and these are how varieties in the breed are distinguished. Most varieties have black eyes and bright red wattles, with the distinctive “helmet” protruding from their heads.
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Colibacillosis in Waterfowl
Because E. coli is normally found in the gut of healthy ducks, they shed it throughout their environment. Their fecal material contacts their bedding, bathing, and drinking sources.
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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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