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Crispy Baked Ranch Chicken Wings
April 29, 2025 · · Eggs & Meat, Recipes

Make crispy baked ranch chicken wings for game day with a recipe for ranch-roasted potatoes, and don’t forget a homemade buttermilk ranch dressing mix for dipping.

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Gapeworm in Poultry
April 29, 2025 · · Feed & Health

Gapeworms are parasitic nematodes that invade the respiratory tracts of many species of birds, including domestic poultry. Learn about the symptoms of gapeworm in chickens and what you can do to prevent and treat it.

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Colibacillosis in Waterfowl

Because E. coli is normally found in the gut of healthy ducks, they shed it throughout their environment. Their fecal material contacts their bedding, bathing, and drinking sources.

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Weird Chicken Eggs and What They Mean

Bumpy, pale, rough, or misshapen eggs are more common in layers over two years old. Here are reasons for weird chicken eggs and what they mean for your feathered friends.

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Prepare for Mail Order Hatching Eggs

Expand your flock and enjoy incubation. In my experience, buying hatching eggs is the best way to acquire exactly what you want.

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Can Chickens Eat Weeds?

Can chickens eat weeds, and can chickens eat dandelions? Weeds are an often overlooked part of a chicken’s diet. Save money on feed costs by learning what weeds chickens can eat.

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Can You Have a Duck as a Pet?
April 11, 2025 · · Ducks

Can you have a duck as a pet? Everything you need to know before bringing home your webbed-footed friends.

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How Long Do Laying Hens Live?

Learn how long laying hens live, how to care for old laying hens, and at what age to cull chickens.

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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
April 10, 2025 · · Poultry 101

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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