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Frittata 101
July 26, 2022 · · Eggs & Meat, Recipes

Frittata, which translates to “fried” in Italian, is a classic egg-based dish. Even with just eggs and seasonal herbs, it’s a winner.

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Duck-Safe Plants and Weeds From the Garden

What weeds can ducks eat out of the garden? Recognizing duck-safe plants helps your birds forage for healthy foods while helping you with garden work!

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A Quick Guide to Buying Ducks
June 15, 2022 · · Poultry 101

Pick up quick tips for buying ducks and getting your ducklings off to a great start.

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16 Fascinating Egg Facts
May 11, 2022 · · Eggs & Meat

Scrambled, poached, fried, and baked eggs are chocked full of healthy nutrients.

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How Genetics Determine Duck Egg Color
April 11, 2022 · · Ducks, Eggs & Meat

Duck egg color doesn’t follow specific rules. Why can some ducks, of the same breed, lay blue eggs while the others lay white?

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Hatching Duck Eggs: Can Chickens Hatch Ducks?
April 6, 2022 · · Eggs & Meat, Poultry 101

My experience hatching duck eggs led me to ask: Will chickens foster eggs from another species and raise them? The answer was, absolutely!

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How to Raise Ducklings

Need to know how to raise ducklings? Backyard Poultry has you covered. Here’s a quick primer to get you started.

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Candling Eggs and Advanced Techniques for Artificial Incubation and Hatching

Candling eggs is an age-old technique that has modern applications in incubating and hatching poultry. After studying the incubation of many species and breeds it became clear to me that almost all eggs follow a similar process during incubation and hatching.

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10 True Facts About Ducks
July 10, 2021 · · Poultry 101

On the fence about ducks? If anyone is going to talk you into getting ducks, it will be me. Let’s talk about all the cool facts about ducks! 

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Duck Eggs Vs. Chicken Eggs
June 17, 2021 · · Eggs & Meat

Today I want to compare duck eggs vs. chicken eggs. How does a duck egg measure up compared to a chicken egg?

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