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Will a Broody Hen Adopt Ducklings?
By Susie Kearley – When Helen Redfern moved from the city to the countryside, she started keeping ducks, then chickens. The ducks insisted on sleeping outdoors rather than in a …
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Coturnix Quail Farming: Tips For Smooth Quailing
By Carolyn Evans-Dean – If you’re looking for an easy livestock addition for your backyard or homestead, you need look no further than the Coturnix quail for quail farming. They …
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Raising an Indoor Pet Chicken
By Wendy E.N. Thomas – We never had any intentions of raising an indoor pet chicken, but it’s funny how life goes sometimes. Our indoor pet chicken experience started when I …
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Lessons Learned by a Quail Newbie
A few years back we decided it would be a fun adventure to add quail to our homestead. They say knowledge is power, and my friends, you have no idea how true that is until you go into something completely uneducated about that particular topic or situation.
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Helping Your Flock Get the Most Out of Their Meals
Choosing a feed for your chickens can be tricky. There are tons of options in the feed aisle — every bag claiming to give your bird exactly what they need. …
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The Risks of Keeping Goats with Chickens
By Doug Ottinger – Animals have been kept in mixed flocks for centuries. Whether it is mixed poultry, poultry with sheep and cows, or even keeping goats with chickens, written and …
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5 Immune Boosting Supplements and Herbs for Chickens
By Amy Fewell – Chickens are one of the easiest farm animals to raise, but sometimes they can be the most daunting to keep healthy. You can use herbs for …
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Lessons From a Neverending Battle Against Bumblefoot in Chickens
By Brittany Thompson, Georgia As long as I have been raising poultry, one of the most common problems I experience is bumblefoot in chickens. Here is what I have learned… Lesson …
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Why and When Do Chickens Molt?
By Jen Pitino – Many people wonder when do chickens molt? Molting, the chicken pundits tell us, is supposed to happen in either spring or at the end of summer as …
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Stay-Dry Chicken Feeder: PVC to the Rescue!
By Ron Eaglin, Florida — I was having a problem with the chicken feed that we keep in the free-range yard getting wet and turning into oatmeal, so I decided …
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