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The Indomitable Rosie
Follow this story about finding and treating a life-threatening mass in a chicken.
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Rodents and Your Coop
While you want to keep chickens, you might not want rodents attracted to their feed. Clean up feed and keep a clean coop to avoid rat problems and prevent the spread of diseases.
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Teach Your Kids Confidence with Chickens
Maat van Uitert shares five great ways to teach your kids confidence around your flocks.
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Duck Breeds for Eggs and Meat
Curious about keeping ducks? Read this guide to the duck breeds available, from those primarily for laying or meat to dual-purpose breeds.
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5 Tips for Gardening with Free-Range Chickens
Want free-range chickens and a garden? Although chickens can quickly destroy a garden, here are five things to help protect it.
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Gardening with Chickens
Gardening with chickens is an adventure for you and for them. Elizabeth Mack shares tips to keep your birds (and plants) healthy and safe.
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Why do you need an automatic coop door?
Let’s look at 5 reasons why an automatic coop door is a great addition to chicken raising in the 21st century.
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Regular Size and Bantams: To Mix or Not to Mix?
I see folks with regular-sized chickens and bantams mixed together all the time. Is it wise? Do they get along? Can the larger chickens hurt the bantams? What is the best setting to mix different size chickens, if you do?
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The Best Chicken Breeds for Your Needs
Once you know why you want to keep chickens, it can be fun to learn about the different breeds and what they are known for.
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Fat Feeders and Food Drawers
Frank Hyman humorously shows us how to make two different types of DIY poultry feeders that are inexpensive and efficient.
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