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Does it Matter if You Raise Heritage Chicken Breeds or Hybrids?
What are heritage chicken breeds? You may be asking this question if you start looking at different breeds of chickens to start a backyard flock.
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Can Chickens Eat Weeds in Your Garden?
This article will answer “Can chickens eat weeds?” and other questions and give a little insight on just how nutritious many of the common garden weeds are.
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Useful Chicken Accessories for Your Flock
The popularity surge of chicken-keeping has led to the invention of new chicken accessories for small and large flock keepers alike.
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Building Your First First Aid Kit for Chicken Injuries
Dealing with an illness or injury is unavoidable when raising any animal. Usually medical help for your sick pet is no further than a car ride away to your lo-cal veterinarian office — this is not true for chickens and other backyard poultry.
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Two Authors Whose Chickens Inspired them to Write Books!
Have your chickens ever given you a burst of inspiration for a story? These two authors were so charmed by their chickens’ funny ways, they decided to write about them.
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What Does it Mean When a Chicken Lays a Lash Egg?
Ever heard of a lash egg? Odds are you probably haven’t. It can be a one-time occurrence or it can be an uncommon symptom of an illness that is actually the number one killer of laying hens.
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Buying a Carton of Eggs? Get the Labeling Facts First
As backyard chicken keepers, we normally don’t have to worry about buying a carton of eggs from the store. We have the luxury of walking out to the coop and grabbing fresh eggs to use in our kitchen.
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How a Chicken Lays an Egg Inside of an Egg
Occasionally, a hen will lay an egg inside of an egg, a phenomenon called counter-peristalsis contraction, and it occurs while the hen is forming an egg in her oviduct.
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Building My Dream Chicken Coop and Run
My fascination with chickens started when I was just a boy of 13 years. I tended the chickens, gathered the eggs, cleaned the chicken run and coop.
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Raising Meat on the Farm for the Holidays and Beyond
Raising poultry for meat is a cost-effective means of growing meat, and the turnaround time is quicker than other farm animals.
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