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Breed Profile: Dorking Chicken
The Dorking chicken is one of our ultra rare chicken breeds with a long heritage: an excellent mother and forager with an adorable nature.
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Mobile Chicken Coop Benefits
Add to Favorites By Cherie Dawn Haas – When my family first brought chickens into our lives, a mobile chicken coop had not yet entered our plans. We talked to our …
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Chickens Paid the Price
Grandpa John and Grandma Amelia would never admit it, but they bought the wrong farm at the wrong time. They purchased 87 acres of land before 1920.
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8 Reasons To Hatch Eggs In An Incubator
Why bother hatching eggs in an incubator when it’s much easier to let a broody hen do it? Eight reasons to hatch eggs in the incubator.
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Making the Most of Your Backyard Eggs
Can you do anything to influence the appearance and quality of your backyard eggs? You can, and it almost all boils down to nutrition.
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Wondering How to Wash Fresh Eggs? It’s Safer Not To!
Americans tend to be germaphobes, which probably explains why we need to know how to wash fresh eggs.
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Cluck and Collect
In July, the Trust introduced a ‘Cluck and Collect’ system, created for safe, socially-distanced rehoming during the pandemic.
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What Do Ducks Eat?
The question I always get from backyard chicken keepers thinking about adding some domestic ducks to their flock is “What do ducks eat?”
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Breed Profile: Black Turkey
The Black turkey, sometimes called the Black Spanish or Norfolk Black, is a heritage variety of traditional poultry popular before the 1960s. Consumers are rediscovering its hardy attributes and superior flavor.
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Modern Frescoes: Time-Honored Practices
Learn about how modern frescoes are made and how this historical practice is still being kept alive in projects today.
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