Brunch Egg Casserole
February 26, 2021 · · Eggs & Meat

Prepare a simple egg and sausage casserole the night before and pop it in the oven about an hour before eating.

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Making Your Own Chicken Feed
February 25, 2021 · · Feed & Health

How do you balance nutrition when making your own chicken feed? Remember to add your own grit and calcium for chickens into your homemade feed mix.

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A Guide to Different Colored Chicken Eggs

Which breeds lay what color of eggs? Here is your guide to different colored chicken eggs beyond the brown and white on store shelves.

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6 Easy Chick Brooder Ideas
February 24, 2021 · · Coops

Need some quick and easy chick brooder ideas? When you first bring your new baby chicks or ducklings home or hatch out some eggs, you will need a place that the babies can call home.

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Homesteading Books: 4 Titles for 2021
February 22, 2021 · · Chickens 101

Are you looking for a new, good read this year? Marissa Ames, our Senior Editor at Countryside Publications, reviews four new homesteading books.

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茶叶蛋 Marbled Tea Eggs
February 21, 2021 · · Eggs & Meat

Steeped in a flavorful marinade of soy sauce, star anise, spices, and tea, marbled tea eggs (茶叶蛋) resemble beautifully carved orbs.

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Silkie Chickens in Chinese Medicine
February 20, 2021 · · Eggs & Meat

Silkies have been venerated in Chinese traditional medicine for more than 1,000 years. Scientific researchers are looking for a basis for their nutritional value.

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Breed Profile: Lakenvelder Chicken
February 19, 2021 · · Chickens 101

Lakenvelder chickens are excellent foragers, good layers, and are hardy birds with beautifully striking plumage. They are an endangered heritage breed from Germany and the Netherlands.

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How Do Chickens Mate?
February 18, 2021 · · Feed & Health

How do chickens mate? It might seem a bit disturbing at first if you have not witnessed a rooster pursuing an available hen.

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A Guide to Heat-Tolerant and Cold-Hardy Chicken Breeds
February 16, 2021 · · Chickens 101

It’s important to choose the correct breed for your location, whether that be a cold-hardy chicken or a heat-tolerant chicken breed. Because let’s face it, the weather plays an important part in our lives.

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