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Cooking With Every Part of a Chicken
Add to Favorites Photos & Story By Janice Cole, Minnesota “Waste not want not” is the new mantra for today’s trend-setters. Food waste is a hot topic and progressive chefs …
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Cooking with Ostrich, Emu and Rhea Eggs
Add to Favorites Photos and Story By Janice Cole, Minnesota Having raised a variety of chickens from bantams to the larger breeds, I am familiar with a range in the …
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Recipes: Using Duck Eggs
Add to Favorites By Janice Cole, Minnesota Chickens take note: the world of eggs is expanding around this country. While only a few years ago free-range chicken eggs were difficult …
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Recipes: Bones And Water, The Perfect Elixir
Add to Favorites By Janice Cole, Minnesota Whether you’re a fan of the latest craze, bone broth, or have been making stocks, broths, bouillon and consommé for years and wonder …
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Easy DIY Nest Box Ideas
Add to Favorites There are pre-made chicken nesting boxes available for purchase through poultry supply retailers. You can also get creative and come up with some nice chicken nesting boxes …
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Keeping Your Flock Away From Predators Takes Strategy, Knowledge, and a Little Craftiness
Add to Favorites By Wendy E.N. Thomas – Just as it is anywhere birds are kept, in the northeast, we have several predators that pose a serious threat to backyard flocks. For …
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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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2016 Coolest Coops Contest
Add to Favorites First Place: The Hen’s Bed and Breakfast Lyndia Decker, Arkansas This is the hand-built log cabin we call “The Hen’s Bed and Breakfast.” We notched each log …
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Cottage House Garden Shed Coop
Add to Favorites I was looking for a new hobby to keep my mind off of life and the stresses it can bring. The year before, both of my parents were …
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A National Chicken Coop
Add to Favorites Story and Photos by Sarah Burgun A year ago, I caught the chicken bug and wouldn’t stop talking about getting a backyard chicken coop. After a lot …
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