How to Make a Small Chicken Coop From a Doghouse
We wanted a couple of small chicken coops that were portable and could house a few bantam chickens, but we had neither the time to construct them from scratch nor the desire to buy a pricey coop purpose-built for chickens.
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Great-Grandmother’s Egg Custard Pie Recipe
In my experience, either you’re an egg custard pie recipe lover or an egg custard pie hater. My husband and I are custard pie lovers!
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Italian Chicken Cutlet Recipes: Florentine and Marmalade
Use chicken cutlets instead of whole breast halves to make Italian chicken cutlet recipes, including chicken Florentine and chicken marmalade.
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What Medicated Chick Feed Is All About
Learn how to control Coccidiosis in chickens with medicated chick feed, one solution to a longstanding problem called Coccidiosis.
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USDA Announces Grants to Expand Poultry Processing
Processing has always been the bottleneck to successful small poultry producers. Awareness of the frailties in the system gives us a chance to remedy them, so we don’t go through this again.
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Pysanky Eggs and Dyeing Your Eggs
Use natural dyes to color eggs. For more of a challenge, try pysanky eggs or using the shells as part of a recipe.
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Natural Egg Dyes for Coloring Your Eggs!
As spring and Easter approach, consider creating natural egg dyes made from fruits, vegetables, and spices.
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Changing Attitude Toward Vet Visits and Illness
There is a time in every chicken keeper’s life that we often make vet visits when a flock favorite is ill. It happens time and again until, eventually, it doesn’t.
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Keeping Chicks Warm: It’s All About the Heat!
Do chickens need heat in winter? And how long do chicks need a heat lamp? Learn the basics of keeping chicks warm.
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How Genetics Determine Duck Egg Color
Duck egg color doesn’t follow specific rules. Why can some ducks, of the same breed, lay blue eggs while the others lay white?
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