Chickens 101

Rookie Chicken Mistakes
March 18, 2021 · · Chickens 101

A lot of new chicken owners are learning as they go. How can you do best by your new feathered friends? Avoid these rookie chicken mistakes,

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Ordering Hatching Eggs from Individuals
March 15, 2021 · · Chickens 101, Eggs & Meat

Sunny Miller-O’Connor offers plenty of tips for ordering hatching eggs: chickens, quail, or any other poultry. She has been incubating mail-order hatching eggs for years.

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The Chicken Encyclopedia: Your A-Z Guide for Facts about Chickens
March 15, 2021 · · Book Reviews, Chickens 101

Add to Favorites Celebrated poultry author Gail Damerow is giving the poultry world something to cheer about with her new (and indispensable) encyclopedic resource book: The Chicken Encyclopedia. Beginners and …

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Early Chick Development: the First Two Weeks
March 11, 2021 · · Chickens 101

Learn about the first two weeks of chick development and how you can care for them during their most vulnerable stages.

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Disabled and Keeping Chickens
March 11, 2021 · · Chickens 101

While keeping chickens is not intense physical work, there are definite aspects that can require some re-thinking if you have a disability.

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Getting Ready for Spring Chicks
March 4, 2021 · · Chickens 101

Learn how to raise spring chicks and about everything you’ll need to properly care for the chicks, including feed, bedding and heating.

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Will a Broody Hen Adopt Ducklings?
March 4, 2021 · · Chickens 101, Poultry 101

Will a broody hen adopt ducklings? One woman shares her story of her hens adopting ducklings after all her adult ducks were killed.

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Getting to Know Olive Egger Chickens
March 2, 2021 · · Chickens 101

Olive Egger chickens are not a breed, per se, but a cross of two breeds — usually a blue egg layer and a dark brown egg layer.

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Breed Profile: Plymouth Rock Chicken
March 1, 2021 · · Chickens 101

Plymouth Rock chickens are hardy and friendly dual-purpose chickens developed in the United States. Barred Rocks make adorable backyard companions!

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Counting Chicks
February 28, 2021 · · Chickens 101

Chickens capable of doing even basic math? The idea seems absurd, yet, recent research suggests that they may indeed be capable of this. Read on to find out more about the numerical abilities discovered in chickens. 

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