backyard-poultry
Crested Cream Legbar Chickens: Beautiful Blue Egg Layers
This beautiful British breed crested cream legbar chickens have fantastic coloration, a feather crest on their head, lays lots of blue eggs and produces chicks that can be easily sexed as soon as they hatch.
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Self-filling Chicken Waterer
Here’s a quick, simple self-filling chicken waterer.
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Frizzle Chickens: Unusual Eye Candy in a Flock
One of the more unusual-looking chickens you may run across is the Frizzle chicken. Frizzle chickens are not so much a chicken breed, as a type of bird.
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When Can Chicks Go Outside?
Keeping brooders at optimal temperatures helps babies stay healthy. But when can chicks go outside?
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Starting Off Right With Chickens
Add to Favorites By Alexis Griffee, New Mexico As winter begins to draw to a close, our thoughts shift to spring and the new possibilities for our homestead. The seed …
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All About Araucana Chickens
The Araucana chicken has some bizarre features; they are rumpless and have ear tufts. Oh yes, and they lay blue eggs. These rumpless birds are missing more than just tail feathers; they are missing the entire coccyx.
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DIY Chicken Feeder With PVC
Keep chicken feed dry by building a DIY chicken feeder using leftover PVC from other homemade projects.
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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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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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All About Medium Goose Breeds
Learn about the five recognized medium goose breeds, including the perks, breed traits and basic care advice you need to raise them yourself.
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