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Good Pigeon Loft Design Can Help Your Pigeons Stay Healthy

January 27, 2020 · Kenny Coogan · Poultry 101

Pigeons are adaptable, hardy, and agile. And although the types of pigeons range in size and function, all pigeons have similar husbandry requirements.

Building My Dream Chicken Run and Coop

January 24, 2020 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Coops

My fascination with chickens started when I was just a boy of 13 years. I tended the chickens, gathered the eggs, cleaned the chicken run and coop.

How to Build a Chicken Coop for First-Timers

January 20, 2020 · Rhonda Crank · Coops

How to build a chicken coop and all the many features that can be built in or around them can be overwhelming for the first time coop builder. If you’re preparing to build your first coop, I know the question on your mind.

3 Tips to Help Hens Lay Eggs That Are Fresh & Healthy

January 17, 2020 · Sponsored Content · Chickens 101

Raising backyard chickens should be fun. You provide your hens a chicken coop, care and quality feeds. They provide you nutritious eggs and undeniable companionship.

The Economics of Egg Farming

January 15, 2020 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Chickens 101

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.

Selective Breeding: How to Breed Chickens

January 9, 2020 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Chickens 101

For those of us who are learning how to breed chickens or teaching others how to breed chickens, you must realize that breeds of poultry cannot be maintained. Your fowl are either improving or degenerating with each passing generation.

How a Chicken Lays an Egg Inside of an Egg

January 7, 2020 · jpitino · Eggs & Meat

Add to Favorites When raising chickens for eggs, expect the unexpected. Though quite rare, it is well-known that occasionally a hen will lay an egg inside of an egg. The cause …

8 Interesting Features of the Silkie Chicken Breed

January 6, 2020 · Gail Damerow · Chickens 101

Silkies are distinctly different from any other chicken breed. They share a unique combination of genetic and behavioral features. In 2003, a group of Japanese researchers mapped the mitochondrial DNA of a Silkie to determine the breed’s genetic position in relation to other birds in the genus Gallus.

How to Raise Free Range Chickens

January 2, 2020 · Rhonda Crank · Chickens 101

In the discussion of raising chickens, there have been two traditional schools of thought. The first is total free range. Usually, an evening feeding of grain or other treat is used to lure the flock back to the chicken coop for roosting.

Preventing Frozen Chicken Eggs

December 26, 2019 · Lisa Steele · Eggs & Meat

Here are some cold weather egg tips that might help prevent cracked or fully frozen chicken eggs this winter.