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5 Reasons People Love Raising Chickens in Their Backyard
Raising chickens in a backyard setting gives families wholesome, nutritious eggs, but that’s just the beginning, a common trend with raising chickens is happiness.
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From Coop to Freezer: Raising Meat Birds at Home
Learn the basics of raising meat birds at home with our simple introductory guide designed to help you start your own meat flock.
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The Chicken Hotel
Add to Favorites By Susie Kearley – When you go on holiday, it’s not always easy finding someone to care for your flock. So in 2007, David Roberts opened The …
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Coolest Coops 2017 Winners
Add to Favorites Editors’ Choice The winners of our fourth annual Coolest Coops contest are full of inspiring ideas and beautiful ways to create safe havens for your backyard poultry. …
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Add High Tech to the Henhouse
Add to Favorites Have you ever wanted to wake up late, have your coffee brewing and the chickens out of their coop? This could be a reality with a little help …
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Coop Inspiration 10/3: A Carport Coop
Add to Favorites By Jason Pugh, Texas — My family and I thought you might like our idea of repurposing something for a chicken coop — a carport. We had this 20-foot by …
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Coopitecture™ 101: Location, Space & Design of Your Chicken Coop
Add to Favorites Much like the houses you live in, each of America’s backyard chicken coops is built on a foundation of character and provides comfort to its residents. To …
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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 — Late Summer e-edition 2017
Add to Favorites Gardening with Chicken Manure Fresh chicken manure in the garden — let me know if I’ve come up with a technique that is okay, or please warn …
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Ask the Expert — February/March 2017
Ask our poultry experts about your flock’s health, feed, production, housing and more!
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