Feed & Health
A Chicken Feeding Guide to Balance Diet at All Ages
Do you need a comprehensive chicken feeding guide for all stages of life? Chicks, hens, and roosters need different nutrients, and providing the wrong feed can be disastrous.
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Chicken Feeding Myths – BUSTED!
Bust common chicken feeding myths by learning the best nutrition tactics for feeding your flock.
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How to Avoid Chicken Feed Storage Mistakes
Learn how to avoid moldy chicken feed. Chicken feed storage is not something that many of us put much thought into. We’re usually more concerned about coop design, predator control, and keeping our birds healthy.
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Chicken Feed Container Conundrums
Clever storage ideas for chicken (and other poultry) food and tools.
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Can Chickens Eat Cranberries?
Can chickens eat cranberries? Yes! They make a great treat by themselves or in recipes like this festive cranberry and scratch grain wreath.
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4 Tips for Composting Chicken Manure
As any poultry owner knows, in addition to companionship and fresh eggs, our birds produce manure. I enrich my flower and vegetable gardens to yield even more produce by composting chicken manure.
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8 Simple Boredom Busters for Urban Chickens
In urban chicken farming, bored chickens leads to undesirable behavior: Hens might pluck their feathers or peck at each other.
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DIY Chicken Treats That Kids Can Make
These easy projects and chicken treats are great for kids of all ages to make and can be adapted to use what you have on hand.
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Identifying and Treating Respiratory Infection in Chickens
Respiratory infection in chickens is a serious concern, but many new flock owners tend to jump to conclusions every time a chicken sneezes.
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Bird Flu 2022: What You Should Know
Highly lethal and easily transmitted, this particular strain of influenza can cause severe illness, especially in chicken and turkey flocks. The resulting mortality losses can reach 75 to 100% within days.
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