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Natural Pain Relief for Birds
Learn how to recognize the subtle signs of a chicken in pain, and have natural pain relief for birds ready to mitigate pain as soon as we suspect it’s a problem.
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Poultry Hybrids
The parents must be within the same scientific family and usually within the same genus for hybridization. In most cases, artificial insemination was used to make interspecies or intergeneric crosses.
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Peacock Mating Rituals
Learn about peacock mating rituals, the male peacock dance, and what captures peahen attention.
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Ask the Experts June/July 2024
Carla Tilghman, Ana Skemp, and Audra Trosper answer your poultry questions about egg eating, lash eggs, raisins as treats, and lime water after water glassing eggs.
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Poultry News June/July 2024
This time in poultry news: learn about a proposed bill to protect Oklahoma poultry companies, the danger of washing raw poultry at home, and the human-chicken relationship.
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Ask the Experts April/ May 2025
Audra Trosper answers your poultry questions about scaly leg mites and the best heritage breeds for meat.
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Poultry News April/ May 2025
This time in poultry news: learn about a 500-pound prehistoric bird, continued bird flu monitoring, and training pigeons to guide missiles.
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Why Shouldn’t You Help a Chick Hatch
Why shouldn’t you help a chick hatch? In most circumstances, it’s best not to try to save late-hatched chicks.
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Breed Profile: Ridley Bronze Turkeys
Learn about the Ridley Bronze turkey’s ability to mate naturally, their meat-producing capability, incredible hardiness, strong legs and skeletal structure.
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Old-Fashioned Banana Bread Recipe with Cinnamon and Ginger
Overripe bananas aren’t relegated to the trash but are essential ingredients in my old-fashioned banana bread recipe with cinnamon and ginger.
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