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Can Chickens Make You Sick?
Backyard chicken keeping is at an all-time high. Chickens are really the easiest livestock to add to your homestead – they are the gateway livestock. But should you be worried about chickens getting you sick?
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Court’s In Session, How To Become A Licensed Poultry Judge
Add to Favorites By Kenny Coogan, Florida To become an APA-licensed poultry judge, you will need to have been member of APA for three consecutive years, ideally raising poultry during that time. …
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Local Students Connect With Farm Life by Adopting Chickens
Add to Favorites By Quinn Eurich, Connecticut The barn is a sturdy 135 years old, the bales of hay are from the previous year, and the families sitting on or …
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Tips for Helping Your Poultry Flock Through A Spring Feather Molt
Add to Favorites By Jen Pitino, Idaho Conventional chicken keeping wisdom dictates that annual molting occurs at the end of summer or the early fall, when daylight hours shorten and temperatures …
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Peppermint, for Thicker Eggshells
Add to Favorites Mint is one of my favorite herbs to grow. Sure, it will spread unchecked and take over your entire garden (and yard!) if you give it the …
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Ginger, For Better Overall Poultry Health
Add to Favorites When most of us think of ginger, we likely think of ginger ale as a digestive aid or to quell nausea. And that seems to be the …
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Herbs Especially For Layers
Add to Favorites Spring brings warmer weather and often the advent of broody hens wanting to hatch a clutch of eggs. I recommend offering your hens some herbs specially chosen …
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Ask the Expert — February/March 2019
Add to Favorites Saxony Ducks Hey there! Absolutely love your website. What a great resource trying to figure out how to get some ducks on her property. My main goals …
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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 2018 — The Breakfast Club Chicken Coop
Add to Favorites By Danielle Raad, Fanciful Farming, Michigan “Artfully eclectic” is the perfect way to describe our chicken coop. Not only is our coop decor diverse, so is our …
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