Chicken Life Cycle: 6 Milestones of Your Flock
Graduating school. Getting married. Having children. Retirement. We celebrate many milestones in life. Key moments also happen for backyard chickens.
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4 Ways Backyard Chickens Help Gardens
Each garden comes with a sense of pride and the joy of sustainability. Imagine if you had a natural way to fertilize, control weeds, manage insects and improve soil aeration.
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Keep Happy Hens
Keeping your hens happy is easy once you know what motivates their behavior. Nearly all of a chicken’s activities are motivated by three basic needs: to get enough to eat, to avoid being eaten, and to make more chickens.
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Manna Pro® Celebrates 4-H Partnership with Photo Sweepstakes and Fundraiser
The mosaic photo sweepstakes runs through April 30th. First place receives $6,000 and limited-edition Manna Pro champion pins, second place receives $3,000, and third place receives $1,000.
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Poultry Farming Terminology – What’s in a Name?
Whether you are new to poultry farming or you already have years of experience under your belt, you have probably at some point come across a poultry farming term that’s unfamiliar.
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How Do Chickens Lay Eggs?
“I can’t buy your eggs anymore,” was the astonishing announcement made by a college student who had been one of my best customers. I had to know what was going on.
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Where to Buy Baby Chicks
After figuring out which chicken breeds will best suit your family or farm, you need to decide where to buy baby chicks.
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Chicken Breed Does Affect Taste and Texture
As with all types of livestock, chicken breed does indeed affect meat taste and texture.
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Do you need to Refrigerate Eggs and Wash Them?
Do you really need to refrigerate eggs from your own hens, or even wash them? Read on to cut through some of the confusion.
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Meet Mumble: How to Raise Baby Chicks with Special Needs
Rebekah Stewart of North Somerset, Britain, learned even if you know how to raise baby chicks, sometimes things happen.
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