Chickens 101

How Long Do Laying Hens Live?
April 11, 2025 · · Chickens 101

Learn how long laying hens live, how to care for old laying hens, and at what age to cull chickens.

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Ask the Experts April/ May 2025
April 9, 2025 · · Ask The Expert, Chickens 101

Audra Trosper answers your poultry questions about scaly leg mites and the best heritage breeds for meat.

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Poultry News April/ May 2025
April 9, 2025 · · Chickens 101

This time in poultry news: learn about a 500-pound prehistoric bird, continued bird flu monitoring, and training pigeons to guide missiles.

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Why Shouldn’t You Help a Chick Hatch
April 8, 2025 · · Chickens 101, Feed & Health

Why shouldn’t you help a chick hatch? In most circumstances, it’s best not to try to save late-hatched chicks.

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Glyn and His Shopping Rooster
March 24, 2025 · · Chickens 101

Catch up with the rooster, who accompanies his owner shopping and even to the bar.

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Incubator Vs Broody Hen
March 24, 2025 · · Chickens 101

Learn about the pros and cons of egg incubation vs. using a broody hen to hatch eggs.

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Breed Profile: Pavlovskaya Chicken
March 21, 2025 · · Chickens 101

The Pavlovskaya chicken is a cute, quirky, and personable landrace breed from Volga Uplands of Russia.

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Lake and Pond Animals: Poultry Predators
March 19, 2025 · · Chickens 101

From alligators to snapping turtles and more, look at how to protect your flock from hungry lake and pond animals to ensure your flock’s safety.

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Poultry Grand Champions
March 13, 2025 · · Chickens 101

Discover how judges select the best-of-show grand champion com­petitors by employing a sports tournament bracket system.

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Red Mites and Autopsies
August 1, 2024 · · Chickens 101, Feed & Health

Guda van der Burgt is a veterinary pathologist who undertakes chicken autopsies. She lives at Rough Ground Farm in Oxfordshire, England.

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