New Year, New Offerings: 2022 Hatchery Updates
Add to Favorites Check out these 2022 updates from some of our favorite hatcheries: Cackle Hatchery New for 2022 Cackle Hatchery will be offering Tolbunt Polish, exhibition type Silver Laced …
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Poultry Feed For Molting Season
During the changing of the seasons, such as the molting season, your chickens will begin to lose their feathers and grow new ones in preparation for the upcoming cold weather.
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Six Sustainable Hens
American Plymouth Rocks, Asiatic Cochins, English Cornish, Mediterranean Leghorns, Continental Polish, and the Games are still leaders in small flocks, exhibition, and the hearts of all who keep them.
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Breed Profile: Langshan Chicken
The Langshan chicken is a hardy, dual-purpose bird from China that lays purple-brown eggs and is well adapted to damp conditions.
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Can Chickens Eat Pumpkin?
A pumpkin chicken treat is no trick. Can chickens eat pumpkin? Yes. It is a healthy source of vitamins, minerals, protein, and calcium, that the chickens love, with the added benefit of an immune boost.
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The Risks of Keeping Goats with Chickens
Add to Favorites By Doug Ottinger – Animals have been kept in mixed flocks for centuries. Whether it is mixed poultry, poultry with sheep and cows, or even keeping goats with …
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Identifying Peafowl Varieties
Many of us have had times when we were not sure of what variety a peafowl was. Read here about variety and identification.
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How to Stop Chickens From Pecking Each Other
Make these changes to address chicken behavior problems, and learn how to stop chickens from pecking each other, eating eggs, and more.
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All Cooped Up: Omphalitis, or “Mushy Chick Disease”
Omphalitis is a fairly common infection, also known as mushy chick disease or yolk sac infection, and it occurs in the first few days of a bird’s life. It is seen most commonly in artificially hatched eggs and is associated with contaminated eggs or incubators.
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Poultry Veterinarians
To find the best practitioner for your flock, it helps to understand what a poultry veterinarian does, and how this type of veterinarian fits into your homestead life.
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