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Waste Not, Want Not
March 13, 2023 · · Eggs & Meat

How do you make the most out of your chicken flock? Matthew Wilkinson shares his thoughtful and practical perspective on the difficult task of processing your chickens.

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Breed Profile: Magpie Duck
March 9, 2023 · · Poultry 101

The Magpie duck has a distinctive, if variable, pied coloring that is hard to perfect. Nevertheless, they make excellent foragers and homestead companions, and are hardy, multi-purpose and lay large eggs.

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Building a Chicken Coop
March 9, 2023 · · Coops

Build a chicken coop for your flock size and environment. Use inexpensive, secondhand, or scavenged materials materials

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Why Golden Comets?
March 9, 2023 · · Chickens 101

Golden comet hens are prolific egg producers, good mothers, and flock additions.

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Rooster Attack: The Three Strikes Rule for Bad Boys
March 9, 2023 · · Chickens 101

Aggressive roosters can harm hens, hurt humans and other animals. When do you choose to butcher?

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Raising Heritage Turkey Breeds
March 9, 2023 · · Poultry 101, Turkeys

Heritage turkey breeds recover from severe population decline after commercial broad-breasted birds monopolize market.

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How to Break a Broody Hen
March 7, 2023 · · Chickens 101

Have a broody hen that just isn’t getting the message of “no more babies?” Try these tips on how to break a broody hen.

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When Hens Stop Laying
March 7, 2023 · · Eggs & Meat

Summer is warm, the days are long, and you get used to having lots of eggs. Then your hens stop laying. Michele Cook looks at the many different reasons your hens may (temporarily) have stopped laying eggs.

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Chickens and Dogs: An Introduction
March 3, 2023 · · Chickens 101

Blogger Elle Pugsley from southern England shares with us how to introduce chickens and dogs.

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Chicken Guard Dog: Great Pyrenees
March 3, 2023 · · Chickens 101

Learn how to raise and train Great Pyrenees to be a good chicken guard dog.

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