Chickens 101
The Best Roosters for Your Flock
On the hunt for the best rooster breed for your flock? There’s plenty to choose from, but which breed will work best for you?
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Games for Kids and Chickens
Kids are drawn to hens, and it seems the opposite is also true — especially once backyard hens realize our small ones can serve as food dispensers, too. And kids love it when hens start to do whatever they ask.
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Helping Kids Cope with the Loss of Backyard Hens
Sometimes things happen. And this miserable downside of keeping backyard hens — dealing with their deaths — can be dramatic, sudden, and maybe even traumatic for kids.
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Raising Chickens and Children
Raising chickens and children is similar: both thrive with exercise, fresh air, sunshine, and cherry tomatoes plucked straight off the plant.
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Part Four: The Skeletal System
Add to Favorites Our bird models, Hank and Henrietta, reunite in this article on the skeletal system of the chicken. Both the male and female chickens are highly adapted for …
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Chicken Reproduction: A Rooster’s System
Learn about the rooster reproductive system and how it contributes to the biology of chicken reproduction.
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The Digestive System
Add to Favorites The digestive system of a chicken has some similarities and some distinct differences to the human digestive system. In this article, we will explore this marvelous system, …
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Part Two: A Hen’s Reproductive System
Add to Favorites By Thomas L. Fuller, New York Have you ever been asked, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” When I was teaching reproduction in junior high science, I would fall …
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Hungarian Yellow Chickens
Learn about Hungarian Yellow Chickens, a beautiful landrace heritage breed and national treasure of Hungary.
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Breeding Ratios for Chickens and Ducks
Using specific breeding ratios may work better than exact numbers when it comes to breeding poultry.
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