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How Much Do Chickens Cost?
Favorite Everyone is looking for a bargain, and raising chickens for eggs is the second rung on the homesteading ladder. The first is growing your own veggies. But how much do …
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Part Two: A Hen’s Reproductive System
Favorite 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 back on …
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Chicken Class Action
Favorite Story and Photos By Dennis Carlson It all came about in the usual way. The fifth-sixth grade teacher at Beautiful Savior Lutheran School, Glory Jansen, asked me, “Do you …
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The Economics of Egg Farming
Favorite By Bill Hyde, Happy Farm, LLC, Colorado — When I started egg farming, I kept track of my costs. The numbers surprised me. Turning a profit leaves a lot …
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How to Make Deviled Eggs: 3 Deviled Eggs Recipes We Love
Favorite Need some ideas for how to make deviled eggs for your next party or holiday? We’ve gathered three of our favorite recipes for making deviled eggs, just for you! …
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Meet the Top 15 Best Brown Egg Layers
Favorite Brown egg laying hens consistently appear on best egg layer lists and can be the backbone of a productive backyard flock, many laying more than 200 eggs per year. …
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Average Dozen Eggs Price Decreases Dramatically in 2016
Favorite Average dozen egg prices in 2016 are continuing to decline due to recovery from the widespread avian influenza epidemic after skyrocketing in 2015. In the latest report from the Bureau …
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Buying a Carton of Eggs? Get the Labeling Facts First
Favorite As backyard chicken keepers, we normally don’t have to worry about buying a carton of eggs from the store. We have the luxury of walking out to the coop …
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Eggs as a Business
Favorite Whether you are a backyard chicken keeper looking to expand your flock into a business or a total newbie to chickens hoping to create a livestock business, there are …
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DIY Pole Barn to Chicken Coop Conversion
Favorite When we moved into our house back in 2003, we had seen plenty of DIY pole barns, and the one that was located on our new property was wonderfully …
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