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Comb-To-Toe Checkup for Chicken Ailments
Can you recognize chicken ailments before it’s too late? Performing regular checkups can identify and ward off problems before they become worse.
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Easy Quail Hutch You Can Build in One Weekend
Building a quail hutch doesn’t take any special design skills, and we easily made ours with repurposed materials.
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You Don’t Need a Rooster Rescue, Set Up a Bachelor Pad Instead
Finding a rooster rescue can be difficult, especially during the spring when extra, unwanted roosters start to appear as for sale or free.
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How to Stop Chicken Pecking & Cannibalism
Chicken cannibalism is an unfortunate problem many first-time flock owners face. Inexperience, circumstances, and accidents can ignite a ruthless chain of destruction within your flock.
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Tips on Rooster Care; Keep Your Stud in Top Form
Rooster care is something many of us don’t think about often, but there are a few things we can do to keep our roosters in good shape. Even the best rooster breed may need a hand once in awhile, so let’s talk about some of the issues roosters encounter.
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How to Stop Chickens from Eating Their Eggs
One of the frustrating moments in chicken keeping is wondering why do my chickens eat their eggs. As you reach into the nest box to collect eggs, you find a sticky, wet mess instead. If this has happened to you, one or more of your chickens may be an egg eater.
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What Does it Mean When a Chicken Lays a Lash Egg?
Add to Favorites 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 …
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Everything You Need to Know About Chicken Roosting Bars
One of the most common questions I get asked on my Facebook page (Fresh Eggs Daily) is how wide chicken roosting bars should be and how high off the ground they should be positioned. So here’s everything you need to know about chicken roosting bars.
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Chickens as Pets: 5 Kid-Friendly Chicken Breeds
Raising a flock of backyard chickens as pets with “benefits” is a fun, fulfilling activity that the whole family can get involved in.
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Why Have My Chickens Stopped Laying Eggs?
Add to Favorites One day you have a flock of hens merrily clucking away, producing farm-fresh eggs to beat the band. The next day you go to the coop to …
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