Backyard Poultry — April/May 2026
Backyard Poultry
April/May 2026 — 21/2
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Photo Essay: Caywood Coop
• Picking Show Chicks
• Free-Range, Second-Year Laying Hens
• Chicken Terms for Beginners
• Tired of Being Mother Hen? Try Heritage Chickens
• Do Chickens Mourn?
• My Chicken, Sierra
• What’s Cooking at the Firehouse?
• Using Herbs in the Coop
• Entertaining Ducks
• Duck-Assisted Therapy
• Breed Profile: Shamo Chickens
• Celebration Cakes From Scratch
IN EACH ISSUE
• From The Editor
• Flocks to Follow
• Flock Photos
• Poultry News
• Something to Crow About
• Coming Events
• Recommended Products
• Just for Fun
• Marketplace
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