Chickens 101
Buying Baby Chicks: Top 4 Questions to Ask
Pair excitement with education when buying baby chicks for starting a new flock of backyard chickens.
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How to Sex Chicks: What Does and Doesn’t Work
Whether choosing day-old chicks or hatching our own, many would like to know how to sex baby chicks. But what works and what doesn’t?
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Chickens on Patrol
At Van Ruab Elementary School, in Boerne, Texas, lessons about science, engineering, math, and art often start in the chicken coop.
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List: The Best Chicken Names — A to Z
Dreaming up the perfect baby chick names is one of the most exciting parts of starting or adding to a flock. If you need inspiration, our readers and fans are here to help.
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Continental Birds
Learn about Continental bird breeds, including the Hamburger, Herve, Ardenner, and Campine chicken.
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Selective Breeding: How to Breed Chickens
For those of us who are learning how to breed chickens or teaching others how to breed chickens, you must realize that breeds of poultry cannot be maintained. Your fowl are either improving or degenerating with each passing generation.
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Breed Profile: Egyptian Fayoumi Chicken
Egyptian Fayoumi chickens are tough and thrifty birds with remarkable disease resistance and heat tolerance. They are highly fertile and good layers.
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Hen and Rooster Crochet Pattern for Ornaments
Learn to make homemade ornaments by using a hen and rooster crochet pattern.
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Caring for Special Needs Chickens
When caring for a special needs chicken, you must first determine if the chicken can survive on its own with a few accommodations or if it needs more help.
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The Secret Life of Poultry: Kauai’s Feral Chickens
When I was a child, I learned about the famous feral chickens living in Hawai’i and even back then they caught my interest.
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