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Crèvecœur Chicken: Conserving a Historic Breed
May 18, 2020 · · Chickens 101

After success with the Buckeye, Jeannette Beranger of The Livestock Conservancy is now working with the Crèvecœur chicken.

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Four Threatened and Rare Duck Breeds
May 17, 2020 · · Ducks, Poultry 101

Consider adding rare duck breeds, including Magpie, Saxony, Silver Appleyard, and Buff or Orpington Ducks, to your flock or devoting your farm to help increase biodiversity.

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Phenomenally Hardy Traits Found in Backyard Chicken Genetics
May 16, 2020 · · Chickens 101

Chicken genetics studies confirm amazing resilience to local diseases in African chickens, providing productive gains to smallholders raising native heritage chicken breeds.

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Marketing Farm Fresh Eggs
May 13, 2020 · · Eggs & Meat

So you want to sell your farm fresh eggs? We go over the basics of creating a brand and marketing plan for your farm.

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Poultry Cognition—Are Chickens Smart?
May 11, 2020 · · Chickens 101

Are chickens smart? Research reveals that they learn fast, feel emotions, have good memories, and use complex logic and social tactics.

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Are Guinea Hens Good Moms?
May 8, 2020 · · Poultry 101

Do guinea hens really make bad moms? What exactly is the problem with guinea hen moms, and why do people say things against these very entertaining birds that are such a benefit to have around the farm.

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How a Broody Hen Hatches Chicks
May 8, 2020 · · Feed & Health

Modern breeding has pretty much eliminated broodiness in most large fowl breeds, although there still may be one or two within a flock that have retained those mothering instincts.

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The Secret Life of Poultry: Bird Surrogacy
April 29, 2020 · · Members Only, Poultry 101

Legend has it that when I was young, we were the proud owners of a surrogate poultry mom. That chicken found herself with ten ducklings and more than a small dose of confusion.

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Raising Ducklings Leads To Combining Flocks
April 28, 2020 · · Poultry 101

If there’s one thing most waterfowl experts agree on when discussing raising ducklings and how to introduce ducklings to older ducks, it might be this: AIEEEEEEEEEEE!

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Dahline Poultry: Starting Small, Dreaming Big
April 24, 2020 · · Poultry 101

Most teenagers turning 16 look forward to getting their driver’s license and owning a car. Hunter Dahline of Willmar, Minnesota has other plans; he has his eye on constructing a new building to expand his poultry business.

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