All About Orpington Chickens
The Buff and White varieties were used to make up the Black Orpingtons. Cochin blood was introduced into some of the earlier strains, proven by some of the more loosely feathered specimens exhibited.
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Rodents That Can Be a Problem for Backyard Chickens
There are a number of rodents that chicken owners could easily overlook — until they break in and start wreaking havoc among the hens. Fortunately, most of these problematic rodents can be kept out of the coop with a little ingenuity and careful planning.
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Enter the Backyard Poultry Find the Roo Contest
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12 Days of Poultry Giveaway
It’s back! Score a poultry present every day from Backyard Poultry and its wonderful partners. Enter daily for 12 days for your chance to win.
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Raising Turkeys for Meat in the Backyard
Discover what you need to know when raising backyard turkeys from brooding to feed finishing before they appear on the dinner table.
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Fluffy – the Little Hen that Could
We wouldn’t be so rich in eggs if it weren’t for our best producers, Henny and Penny, who like clockwork regularly lay extra-extra-large eggs every morning. But Henny and Penny wouldn’t have been part of the flock if it weren’t for our smallest, most timid, and least productive hen — Fluffy.
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Six Winter Keeping Tips for Backyard Chickens
Many people ask: Do chickens need heat in winter? The answer is backyard chickens are far more cold-hardy than you may imagine.
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Bielefelder Chicken and Niederrheiner Chicken
Meet the Bielefelder chicken and Niederrheiner chicken, two breeds with long heredities, originating in the farmland of the Lower-Rhine region (or Neiderrhein) of Northern Germany.
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Chicken Soup is Good Medicine
Chicken soup not only is warming and good for the soul, but also offers relief for the sniffles that ride in on winter weather.
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What can Chickens NOT Eat?
Curate your free range flock’s environment and eliminate what kills chickens, ducks, and other backyard poultry and learn how to flush poisoned birds.
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