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9 Lesser-Known Chicken and Duck Facts
Do chickens have tonsils? Can chickens get rabies? How do ducks mate? Do questions about these facts about chickens ever keep you up awake at night?
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The Right Stuff!
Poultry equipment comes in many different sizes and styles, but what do you really need for your flock? Since backyard chickens became popular again, all sorts of products have surfaced in feed stores.
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Plan Ahead for Buying Baby Chicks and Ducklings for Easter
Learn the basics of buying baby chicks and ducks so that you can properly prepare for selecting and raising them to adulthood.
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Homemade Chicken Feed Mix: Champion Layers
Learn how to prepare a homemade chicken feed mix that your layers will love, and that gives them all the nutrients they need.
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Treats for Baby Chicks Can Be Fun and Nutritious
Learn the kinds of treats for baby chicks you can add to your flocks diet to supplement their feed and give them a nice snack.
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Early Chick Development: the First Two Weeks
Learn about the first two weeks of chick development and how you can care for them during their most vulnerable stages.
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Which Brooder Heating Options are Best?
Add to Favorites By Mel Dickinson — Chick brooders come in all different designs, shapes, and sizes. There are baby chick brooder ideas for each homesteader’s and farmer’s unique setup. …
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Chick Nutrition – Start to Finish
Knowing what to feed baby chicks is a critical step. Besides a good brooder setup, your best tool for success is proper chick nutrition.
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Buying and Saving with Friends — End-of-Day Hatchery Specials
Add to Favorites By Doug Ottinger – Buying leftover, bargain-chick assortments from your favorite chicken hatchery is one of the most fun-filled adventures that any poultry keeper or group of …
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Will a Broody Hen Adopt Ducklings?
Will a broody hen adopt ducklings? One woman shares her story of her hens adopting ducklings after all her adult ducks were killed.
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