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Chicken Brooder Box Plans: Build Your Own Brooder Cabinet
Follow these chicken brooder box plans to build a brooder cabinet that looks appealing, has an easy-to-clean tray, and provides ample storage for feed and other chick-specific items.
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Dalkins’ Little Indulgence — A Christmas Story
Author and poet Robert Frost wrote a short story titled “Dalkins’ Little Indulgence — A Christmas Story” for the December 15, 1905 issue of Farm-Poultry Semi-Monthly magazine.
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4 Tips for Composting Chicken Manure
As any poultry owner knows, in addition to companionship and fresh eggs, our birds produce manure. I enrich my flower and vegetable gardens to yield even more produce by composting chicken manure.
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What Poultry Manure Has To Offer Your Land
There are many uses for poultry manure. Of course, the most popular use is as an important source for fertilizing crops.
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Mitigating Ammonia: Your Options in Poultry Litter Treatment
Some of us keep our beloved birds in precarious situations. I don’t mean we necessarily put them in direct danger, but the very idea of us keeping backyard chickens in an otherwise urban environment can be a precarious peace-keeping mission.
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Urban Chicken Boredom Busters
In urban chicken farming, bored chickens leads to undesirable behavior: Hens might pluck their feathers or peck at each other.
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DIY Chicken Treats That Kids Can Make
These easy projects and chicken treats are great for kids of all ages to make and can be adapted to use what you have on hand.
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Selling Eggs
Whether you are a backyard chicken keeper looking to expand your flock into a business or a total newbie to chickens hoping to create a livestock business, there are a lot of factors to consider when selling eggs in the retail market.
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Breed Profile: Russian Orloff Chicken
The Russian Orloff chicken is a hardy dual-purpose breed of Russian heritage chicken developed in the 18th century for beauty and utility. Once mature, they are extremely cold-tolerant.
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Chickens Help Parishioners Achieve Their Eco Goals
It’s lovely to be able to help people connect with animals. Kids get excited about collecting their chickens and you know they’re going to be loved and looked after
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