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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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Do Chicken Egg Colors Taste Different?
Join Chickens in a Minute as we explore whether different chicken egg colors taste different.
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Why and When Do Chickens Molt?
When do chickens molt and why do they do it? How long does it take? And why does it sometimes happen out of normal times.
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Breed Profile: Standard Bronze Turkey
The Standard Bronze turkey is a heritage variety that is self-sufficient in a free-range system and can breed and raise poults naturally. It is an important variety to conserve for future sustainability.
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Lessons Learned by a Quail Newbie
Here are some of the greatest lessons we’ve learned through trial and error as quail newbies.
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Quail Egg Benefits: Nature’s Perfect Finger Food
Quail egg benefits include flavor, nutrition and versatility. Bonus: quail egg recipes for appetizers and more.
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5 Reasons to Start Raising Quail
Raising quail is easy, and since they are less than half the size of chickens, they do not take much space, time, or resources.
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Easy Quail Hutch You Can Build in One Weekend
Building a quail hutch doesn’t take any special design skills, and we easily made ours with repurposed materials.
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Saddle Up Your Chicken!
What is a chicken apron or saddle? Basically, it is a device that protects your chickens during mating or from being pecked.
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Build a Chicken Run and Coop from Recycled Materials
If you want some great ideas on how to build a chicken coop using local and recycled materials, look at these great stories for inspiration.
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