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What Should Chickens Eat When They Turn 18? (Weeks Old)
June 27, 2020 · · Chickens 101

When you turn 18, you can do a lot of new things. You can vote, buy fireworks and even try your luck with the lottery. The magical number means – welcome to adulthood.

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Homes for Hens
June 27, 2020 · · Chickens 101

Through the nonprofit Homes for Hens, Shelly Jagger works with five farmers in the United Kingdom to adopt hundreds of laying hens in a single day.

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Omphalitis
June 25, 2020 · · Flock Files

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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Will Chickens Make the Next Cancer Medicine?
June 24, 2020 · · Chickens 101

Recent research at the Roslin Institute concerns chicken eggs that contain human proteins that can help fight certain types of cancer as well as heal damaged tissues.

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Backyard Chickens Provide a Top Omega-3 Source
June 23, 2020 · · Eggs & Meat

Omega-3 fatty acids are an important part of your family’s diet. Many institutions, including Harvard School of Public Health, have listed benefits of consuming enough of this essential nutrient.

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How to Hatch Chicken Eggs
June 18, 2020 · · Chickens 101

It is time to begin preparations for breeding and collecting eggs for hatching. Anyone can have great success in learning how to hatch chicken eggs; all that is necessary is to provide good conditions that work in accord with the nature of the birds, and the cycle of reproduction. So where do we begin?

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Youth Poultry Organizations
June 16, 2020 · · Poultry 101

Kids are naturally drawn to chickens. Poultry organizations can help them build those attractions into solid life paths.

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Butter Chicken and Masala
June 10, 2020 · · Eggs & Meat

Butter chicken has a spicy kick to it, but it’s not too hot. This colorful dish literally bursts with flavor.

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Wild Chickens in Hawaii, California and the Florida Keys
June 9, 2020 · · Chickens 101

How did the wild chickens in Hawaii and other states become feral? A combination of accident, incident and evolution.

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Can I Keep Different Chicken Breeds Together? — Chickens in a Minute Video
June 6, 2020 · · Chickens 101

Join Backyard Poultry magazine in our video series, Chickens in a Minute, as we answer frequently asked questions about how to raise a healthy backyard chicken flock.

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