Kids’ Corner
Picking Show Chicken Breeds For Beginners
I suggest picking a general body type, going to a good-sized poultry show and seeing what piques your interest in the for sale cages. Being flexible is key, especially for your first time out.
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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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An Interesting Fact About Chickens: They Can Walk Like Dinosaurs
Add to Favorites Research that makes people laugh, then think. That is the premise of the Ig Nobel awards that have been held annually at Harvard University for the last …
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Reilly Chicken Tenders
At Margaret Reilly Elementary School, Kerriann Duffy, a second-grade teacher overheard a couple of staff members deciding what to do with an old incubator that they had stumbled across while cleaning out a storage shed on campus. She offered to take the machine and asked if anyone minded her incubating a few eggs.
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A Primer on Hatching and Raising Chicks in School
Hatching and raising chicks in school teaches children invaluable lessons about animal husbandry. Hear some expert tips to run things well.
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Chicken Class Action
Add to Favorites Story and Photos By Dennis Carlson It all came about in the usual way. The fifth-sixth grade teacher at Beautiful Savior Lutheran School, Glory Jansen, asked me, …
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Students Adopt Chickens
Meet the Strong family who run a nonprofit farm with a mission defined as a “historic agricultural education center where children, individuals, families and community groups can experience an authentic family farm environment.”
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