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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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The Economics of Egg Farming
When I started egg farming, I kept track of my costs. The numbers surprised me. Turning a profit leaves a lot of factors to consider.
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NPIP Certification: Why it Matters When Buying Chicks
NPIP-certified hatcheries are essential to large-scale poultry farming and the backyard flock alike.
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Buying Spent Stock From a Poultry Breeding Farm
Purchasing spent breeders from a poultry breeding farm and hatchery can be a promising option for backyard poultry keepers.
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A Vocabulary List Built Just for Chicken Owners
For those new to the hobby or for veterans who want to brush up, here are the must have vocabulary words for a chicken owner.
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Martin Silverudd Breeds
Hear about the Magical Chickens of Father Martin Silverudd and how his passion for poultry impacted the modern chicken.
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A Storybook Life of a Polish Chicken
Add to Favorites By Tamara Staples, New York — Jan Brett is an author and illustrator of dozens of children’s books. Each book, with its intricate illustrations and colorful stories about …
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Ask the Expert — October/November 2018
Add to Favorites Not Laying Eggs My wife and I are new to backyard chickens and I was wondering if you have some advice for one of our hens. We …
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Ask the Expert — April/May 2018
Add to Favorites Wrinkled Eggs I’ve attached a picture of two eggs that I gathered, two days in a row with very large ridges in them. What makes them do …
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Ask the Expert — October/November 2016
Add to Favorites One Unlucky Hen? I am an 87-year-old woman, and I was raised on the farm and still live on the farm. In all these years, I have …
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