Chickens 101
Chicken Myths, Busted
Add to Favorites By Robert Pekel, Arkansas The demand for fresh, nourishing food free of chemicals is accelerating. Small backyard chicken flocks are a clean, healthy source of eggs and …
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How to Raise Free Range Chickens
In the discussion of raising chickens, there have been two traditional schools of thought. The first is total free range. Usually, an evening feeding of grain or other treat is used to lure the flock back to the chicken coop for roosting.
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A Guide to Getting Baby Chicks
Whether you’re starting a new flock or expanding one, spring and fall are the times when people start to have baby chicks on their minds.
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Breed Profile: Dorking Chicken
The Dorking chicken is one of our ultra rare chicken breeds with a long heritage: an excellent mother and forager with an adorable nature.
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Cluck and Collect
In July, the Trust introduced a ‘Cluck and Collect’ system, created for safe, socially-distanced rehoming during the pandemic.
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Chicken Side Businesses
Like many women of her generation, my great-grandma used to raise chickens for “egg money.” Without an income of their own, many farm women relied on income from their chickens to pay for household expenses — everything from groceries to clothing to school fees.
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Ten Things Every New Chicken Owner Should Know
Chickens gain popularity every year, and for a good reason! They provide us with breakfast, entertainment, and so much more.
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9 Lesser-Known Chicken and Duck Facts
Do chickens have tonsils? Can chickens get rabies? How do ducks mate? Do questions about these facts about chickens ever keep you up awake at night?
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Plan Ahead for Buying Baby Chicks and Ducklings for Easter
Learn the basics of buying baby chicks and ducks so that you can properly prepare for selecting and raising them to adulthood.
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Spring Chicken Breed Directory
From bantams to large fowl, find American, English, Mediterranean, and Continental breeds, and more standard breeds to fit your location and farm.
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