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Protecting Chickens From Predators: Can You Predator Proof Your Flock?
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 from predators is relative to the situation.
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Keeping Your Flock Away from Predators Takes Strategy, Knowledge, and a Little Craftiness
Predators are in all parts of the world, and there is quite a list of potential danger coming from both above and below. So what can you do to protect your birds when such predators are constantly lurking?
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Heavenly Sweetness: Easy Angel Food Cake Recipe
My easy angel food cake recipe gets its lift from egg whites and is leagues above any boxed mix. This cake is addictive. Make it once and I guarantee you’ll make it again!
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An Easy Quiche Recipe For Entertaining or Everyday
Quiche may sound fancy but it’s one of the easiest recipes to make. Make quiche in a tart shell, pie crust, phyllo dough or sans crust.
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Whole Roasted Duck Recipe
If the idea of preparing a roasted duck recipe makes you nervous, you’re not alone. The first time I roasted a duck was in a class on Shaker cooking and I was one anxious cook.
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Five Easy Pickled Egg Recipes
These pickled egg recipes are a world away from what you may recognize as the traditional pickled eggs. The flavors are sophisticated, delicious, and partner perfectly with any salad or eaten straight out of the jar.
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Goose Eggs: A Golden Find — (plus Recipes)
Want to enjoy those precious goose eggs? Try any of these recipes for goose egg goodness.
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The Art of the Feather
What is feather crafting? Simply put, it’s using feathers to create works of art, clothing, or utilitarian pieces.
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Chicken Feather Patterns
What distinguishes the chicken feather patterns barred, cuckoo, mottled, and splash? And why is the barring stronger in a Barred Rock rooster vs hen?
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Want Blue Eggs? Pick These Chicken Breeds!
Let’s face it, having backyard chickens is popular, but still pretty unique for most folks. Why not step up the unique a notch and go beyond the standard brown and white eggs by adding blue egg layers to your flock?
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