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Raising Critical Breeds: Dutch Hookbill and Aylesbury Ducks
March 14, 2019 · · Ducks, Poultry 101

The Dutch Hookbill and Aylesbury ducks are both currently listed as critical by The Livestock Conservancy. Consider adding these unique birds to your homestead to help save a heritage breed.

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Keeping Jersey Buff Turkeys on a Heritage Turkey Farm

Keeping Jersey Buff Turkeys on a Heritage Turkey Farm is fun, easy and critical to their conservation as a heritage breed.

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Raising Chickens Brought Positive Energy to Our Lives!

Live life in harmony with nature and the environment by welcoming chickens into your life.

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Part Five: The Muscular System

Add to Favorites The muscular systems of our Hank and Henrietta must truly be considered “the meat” of the series on the biology of the chick-en. Muscles, whether labeled white meat …

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Baseball, Apple Pie & Rhode Island Red Chickens

Add to Favorites By Kate Hunter, Virginia Rhode Island Reds are an unmistakable breed of chicken, even by non-poultry fanciers. They are one of the most popular breeds in the United States for good …

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Garfield Farm and the Black Java Chicken

Learn about the Garfield Farm and their efforts to increase the population of America’s second oldest breed of chicken, the Black Java.

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Selecting the Right Chicken Breeds
March 14, 2019 · · Chickens 101

Add to Favorites A preview from our April/May 2017 issue of Backyard Poultry. Subscribe for more great stories like this!  Whether you’re starting a new flock or expanding one you already …

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Raising Cochin Chickens: The Journey Of a Lifetime

Add to Favorites By Tamara Staples, New York Thomas Roebuck has been raising Cochin chickens for since he was 8 years old. He grew up in a sleepy little town …

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6 Celebrities Who Keep Chickens as Pets
March 14, 2019 · · Chickens 101

Add to Favorites Keeping chickens as pets is growing increasingly popular, and I bet you can think of one or two celebrities who keep a flock in their backyard, just …

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Plymouth Barred Rock Chickens: The Original Heirloom Chicken Breed

Add to Favorites by Robert Blosl – Plymouth Barred Rock chickens were developed just after the Civil War with the expectation of developing a dual-purpose fowl that had a good …

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