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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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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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Using Comfrey for Poultry
February 26, 2019 · · Feed & Health

Learn how to grow comfrey and how to make comfrey salve for injured poultry.

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It’s Show Time! Picking the Best Show Chickens
February 26, 2019 · · Feed & Health

Learn how to select a chicken breed for a show and how to prep your chicken for a show.

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Permaculture, Gardening with Chickens

We moved to the country and soon started gardening with chickens. One of our first projects was for a small flock.

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Healthy Poultry Feed: Satisfying Supplements

What is healthy poultry feed? We at Backyard Poultry are here to help you out.

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Ask the Expert — February/March 2019
February 21, 2019 · · Ask The Expert

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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Coolest Coops 2017 Winners
February 20, 2019 · · Coops

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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Natural Pest Controlling Methods: How To Control Flies In Your Chicken Coop
February 20, 2019 · · Coops

Discover practical strategies for how to control flies around a chicken coop, including circulating air, planting herbs around the coop, making herbal fly sprays, and diatomaceous earth.

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Coop Inspiration — Coopacabana
February 20, 2019 · · Coops

Learn how a pair of homesteaders took the old chicken coop they inherited with their home and turned it into a grand chicken palace.

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