backyard-poultry
2026 Coolest Coops Photo Contest!
Show off your coop in the Coolest Coop photo contest for a chance to win some amazing prizes. PLUS, your coop could be featured in the August/September issue of Backyard Poultry. Don’t miss this clucking opportunity to strut your stuff and let your coop shine! Ends May 17!
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Baby Chick Brooder Ideas
Browse these chick brooder ideas so you can build a brooder that works for you and your chicks.
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Leghorn Chicken Facts
Learn leghorn chicken facts and characteristics to help you decide which poultry breed to raise.
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Andalusian Chickens and The Poultry Royalty of Spain
Andalusian chickens, Black Spanish chickens, and Minorca chickens all have a long and gloried history as the poultry royalty of Spain.
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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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DIY Chicken Tractor Plan
Are you looking for a chicken tractor plan that will protect chickens from hawks and other predators while allowing them to free range? Try this one.
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Chicken Enrichment: Toys for Chickens
Should you provide toys for chickens and other poultry? Professionals agree chicken enrichment is a vital component of chicken welfare.
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Chicken Clothes for Halloween and Christmas
Whether it be for a competition, holiday, or just for pleasure, many people enjoy putting clothes and accessories on their chickens.
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Keep Your Flock Away from Predators
Predators are in all parts of the world, and there is quite a list of potential danger coming from both above and below.
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