Learn about the pros and cons of egg incubation vs. using a broody hen to hatch eggs.
Read MoreThe Pavlovskaya chicken is a cute, quirky, and personable landrace breed from Volga Uplands of Russia.
Read MoreFrom 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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Read MoreGuda van der Burgt is a veterinary pathologist who undertakes chicken autopsies. She lives at Rough Ground Farm in Oxfordshire, England.
Read MoreSmart gardening, material reuse, and other easy tricks incorporate your flock into an environmentally friendly approach to animal husbandry.
Read MoreIf you’re considering hatching your own flock of backyard chickens here’s a few things you need to know for hatching eggs in an incubator successfully. For embryos to develop correctly, eggs need to be kept at the right temperature, turned often and correctly positioned.
Read MoreThe Java chicken has origins in Southeast Asia and became the foundation of American poultry in the 1800s. This heritage breed is worthy of conservation for its hardy, dual-purpose qualities.
Read MoreKeep hens laying in winter with ventilated coops, windbreaks, heated water, deep bedding.
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