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Lavender, for a Stress-Free Coop
Add to Favorites Lavender is one of my favorite herbs to use in my chicken keeping because it has so many benefits for chickens when you add it to their …
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Can Genes Control Poultry Diseases?
Add to Favorites By Doug Ottinger, Minnesota My grandmother, born in 1893, was one of eight siblings raised on a diversified family farm in the township of Tevis, Kansas, just …
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Herbs Especially For Layers
Add to Favorites Spring brings warmer weather and often the advent of broody hens wanting to hatch a clutch of eggs. I recommend offering your hens some herbs specially chosen …
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Organic Poultry Production in India
Add to Favorites By T. Sasidhar, K. Mani, R. Amutha, K. Rajendran and T. Vasanthakumar Department of Poultry Science, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, …
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Cooking with Ostrich, Emu and Rhea Eggs
Add to Favorites Photos and Story By Janice Cole, Minnesota Having raised a variety of chickens from bantams to the larger breeds, I am familiar with a range in the …
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Ask the Expert — February/March 2019
Add to Favorites Saxony Ducks Hey there! Absolutely love your website. What a great resource trying to figure out how to get some ducks on her property. My main goals …
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Use This Free Chicken Coop Plan to Build a Sturdy Coop
Add to Favorites If you’re going to get chicks this spring, or need a new home for your flock, you’ll love this free chicken coop plan. When it comes to …
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How to Build an Automatic Chicken Waterer System for Less Than $150
Add to Favorites Once he figured out how to build a chicken coop, my husband built my portable hen house on a tractor for me in 2009 for my, ahem, …
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Spring Cleaning Avoids Chicken Parasites
Add to Favorites Now is the perfect time for spring cleaning in the chicken coop. It’s also time to check for needed repairs and check for chicken parasites that may …
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Ask the Expert — October/November 2017
Add to Favorites Rooster Yawning One of our two-year-old Leghorn hens occasionally just bursts into these fits of yawning. They just come at random times like when she is eating …
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