Feed & Health
Test Your Soil to Keep Your Poultry Safe
Get your farm yard soil tested for heavy metals, lead, pH, soil class, NPK, and nutrients to protect your flock and livestock animals.
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Permaculture, Gardening with Chickens
We moved to the country and soon started gardening with chickens. One of our first projects was for a small flock.
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Ah! There’s Nothing Like a Good Dust Bath
Chickens, turkeys, and quail all dust bathe, as well as many wild birds. Learn how to help your birds stay healthy, clean, and mite-free.
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Make a Weed Salad with Apple Cider Vinegar for Your Chickens
Chickweed and dandelions benefit your flock and your wallet. Add variety to your usual chicken feed with a garden weed salad with apple cider vinegar for chickens.
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A Guide to Poultry Parasites
Protecting your flock from internal and external poultry parasites is the key to a proper parasite management plan.
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Plant a Chicken-Themed Garden
Add to Favorites Artwork by Bethany Caskey Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A city slicker moves to the country and decides to raise chickens. He goes to the local …
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Uses for Rosemary with Chickens
From sprinkling in nesting boxes, to aromatherapy, to medicine, there are a lot of uses for rosemary with chickens.
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Can Genes Control Poultry Diseases?
Can genes control poultry diseases? Knowledge increased during the 1970s and 1980s, shedding light on genetic factors that influenced animal immune system responsiveness.
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Does Flu Vaccine Contain Egg?
Does flu vaccine contain egg? Chickens eggs are vital for researchers to test and produce vaccines for poultry and humans.
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Prevent Muscle Diseases in Poultry
Learn to identify three poultry muscle diseases in Cornish cross broilers: green muscle, white striping, and wooden breast.
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