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Hungarian Yellow Chickens
Hungarian Yellows: a beautiful landrace heritage breed and national treasure of Hungary.
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Do’s and Don’ts When Protecting Chickens from Predators
Add to Favorites Besides providing basic care for your flock, protecting chickens from predators tops the must-do list for a chicken keeper. When thinking about the onslaught of predators your …
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Protecting Chickens From Predators: Can You Predator Proof Your Flock?
Add to Favorites Can you predator proof your flock? Of course, the answer is yes and no. As with most all other issues in life, the question of protecting chickens …
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How to Paint Feathers
Ryan McGhee learned how to paint feathers and now uses his wildlife portraiture to bring attention to endangered species.
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What Causes Deformed Chicken Eggs and Other Egg Abnormalities?
Egg abnormalities and deformed chicken eggs occur with almost every breed of hen at some point in her egg laying career. Eggs laid by non-commercially bred hens vary considerably in size, shape, and color.
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What Does it Mean When a Chicken Lays a Lash Egg?
Add to Favorites Ever heard of a lash egg? Odds are you probably haven’t. It can be a one-time occurrence or it can be an uncommon symptom of an illness …
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16 Fascinating Egg Facts
Add to Favorites No matter how you cook them — scrambled, poached, fried or baked — eggs are chock full of healthy nutrients. Even if you eat eggs all the …
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Why Are My Chickens Laying Soft Eggs – Chickens in a Minute Video
Add to Favorites At Backyard Poultry, we love to tackle common reader questions, such as: “why have my chickens stopped laying?” or “how to clean a chicken coop.” With our …
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Emus: Alternative Agriculture
Add to Favorites By Kenny Coogan A few weeks into my five-and-a-half month study abroad experience near Brisbane, Australia, I visited an emu farm. Sprinkled through the precipitous landscape, these large …
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Need an Egg Incubation Timeline? Try This Hatching Calculator
Use this handy calculator to determine the incubation period: chicken eggs vs duck eggs, goose eggs, turkey, quail, peafowl, guinea fowl, pheasant, and emu. Then set your eggs and watch them develop!
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