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Comb-To-Toe Checkup for Chicken Ailments
Can you recognize chicken ailments before it’s too late? Performing regular checkups can identify and ward off problems before they become worse.
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Building Your First First Aid Kit for Chicken Injuries
Dealing with an illness or injury is unavoidable when raising any animal. Usually medical help for your sick pet is no further than a car ride away to your lo-cal veterinarian office — this is not true for chickens and other backyard poultry.
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Chicken Reproduction: A Rooster’s System
Learn about the rooster reproductive system and how it contributes to the biology of chicken reproduction.
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Part Two: A Hen’s Reproductive System
Add to Favorites By Thomas L. Fuller, New York Have you ever been asked, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” When I was teaching reproduction in junior high science, I would fall …
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When, Why and How of Deworming Chickens
All chickens will come into contact with worms. Learn when deworming chickens is necessary and how keeping them healthy can prevent problems.
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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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How Do Chickens Mate?
How do chickens mate? It might seem a bit disturbing at first if you have not witnessed a rooster pursuing an available hen.
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How Do Chickens Lay Eggs?
“I can’t buy your eggs anymore,” was the astonishing announcement made by a college student who had been one of my best customers. I had to know what was going on.
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Ask the Expert — April/May 2019
Add to Favorites Tough Winter We’ve had a tough winter here in Central New Hampshire. Lots of snow and ice. The door to my chicken run becomes frozen often and …
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How to Find the Non-Laying Chickens in Your Flock
Learn how to identify the non-laying chickens in your flock through multiple methods and how you should deal with them.
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