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Brooder Box Plans: Build Your Own Brooder Cabinet
Before I knew it, we were building this cabinet brooder from our own brooder box plans.
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Pigeon Facts: An Introduction and History
Want to raise pigeons? Here are some pigeon facts and a bit of history to get your started.
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Easy Holiday Meal with Roast Turkey
Add to Favorites Whether it’s an elaborate feast with the perfect roast turkey or a simple supper, holidays are a time to give thanks for our abundant blessings, and to …
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Meet the Top 15 Best Brown Egg Layers
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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To Refrigerate or Not!
Why do Europeans keep their eggs unrefrigerated, and Americans don’t?
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Why and When Do Chickens Molt?
Many people wonder when do chickens molt? Molting, the chicken pundits tell us, is supposed to happen in either spring or at the end of summer as we slip in to fall weather and shorter days.
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Build a Chicken Run and Coop from Recycled Materials
If you want some great ideas on how to build a chicken coop using local and recycled materials, look at these great stories for inspiration.
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Raising Pekin Ducks
My husband and I decided to start raising Pekin ducks somewhat on a whim. We were picking out the birds for our chicken flock and saw the ducklings on the hatchery’s site.
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Can Chickens Eat Corn Cobs? Yes!
Leftover corn cobs don’t need to be thrown away. You may wonder can chickens eat corn cobs?
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Small Chicken Coops: From Doghouse to Bantam Coop
We wanted a couple of small chicken coops that were portable and could house a few bantam chickens, but we had neither the time to construct them from scratch nor the desire to buy a pricey coop purpose-built for chickens.
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