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Reusing Chicken Coop Trash for a More Self-Sustaining Living
Self-sustaining living on our farm means I try to reduce the amount of waste that the farm sends to the landfill. It’s not always easy and I try to think …
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4 Tips for Composting Chicken Manure
For those of you with vegetable and flower beds, or for those of you who just have lawns, I feel it is unnecessary, if not wasteful, to discard poultry manure …
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Composting Grass Clippings in the Garden and Coop
Composting grass clippings is a great way to save money and make use of all your available resources. One of my favorite gardening tips is to use grass clippings in …
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What’s the Best Bedding for Chickens?
What is the best bedding for chickens? Should you choose pine shavings or straw? And what else can keep chicken nesting boxes fresh?
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How to Influence the Law on Keeping Chickens in Residential Areas
Is keeping chickens one of your New Year’s resolutions? Are you interested in learning more about how to legally keep chickens in your residential area? Where does a wannabe chicken …
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5 Reasons to Start Raising Quail
While quail certainly aren’t as popular as chickens, their advantages to both rural and urban farms cannot be more underscored. Raising quail is also easy, and since they are less …
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Easy Quail Hutch You Can Build in One Weekend
If you plan to keep quail, you will need a place for them to live. Although they are gaining in popularity, quail are not yet mainstays on most farms, and …
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Pumpkin Treats Chickens Will Love for Cool Weather
Did you know that there are many pumpkin treats chickens will love to eat during the cooler weather? As summer turns to fall, it’s a great time to store up …
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Good Pigeon Loft Design Can Help Your Pigeons Stay Healthy
Pigeons are adaptable, hardy, and agile. And although the types of pigeons range in size and function, all pigeons have similar husbandry requirements. Knowing what to feed pigeons and the …
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Raising Pekin Ducks
My husband and I decided to start raising Pekin ducks kind of on a whim. We were picking out the birds for our chicken flock and saw the ducklings on …
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