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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.
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Raising Quail Outdoors
March 1, 2019 · Countryside Magazine Contributor · Poultry 101
Add to Favorites By Carole West, Garden Up Green Living on small acreage seems to welcome a lot of challenges when you have a lot of goals to accomplish. Since moving …
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Ah! There’s Nothing Like a Good Dust Bath in the Afternoon
February 26, 2019 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Feed & Health
Add to Favorites By Carrie Cook Verona, Wisconsin Perhaps you’ve noticed your flock scratching and rolling around in the dust, tossing up clouds of dirt and digging out holes, and …
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