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How Do Chickens Lay Eggs?
“I can’t buy your eggs anymore,” was the astonishing announcement made by a college student who had been one of my best customers. I had to know what was going on.
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What’s the Best Bedding for Chickens?
What is the best bedding for chickens? Should you choose pine shavings or straw? And what else can keep chicken nesting boxes fresh?
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Raising an Indoor Pet Chicken
Add to Favorites By Wendy E.N. Thomas – We never had any intentions of raising an indoor pet chicken, but it’s funny how life goes sometimes. Our indoor pet chicken experience …
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Ask the Expert — April/May 2019
Add to Favorites Tough Winter We’ve had a tough winter here in Central New Hampshire. Lots of snow and ice. The door to my chicken run becomes frozen often and …
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Ask the Expert — February/March 2019
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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A Unique Watering Concept
Add to Favorites By Anna Hess, Virginia Two and a half years ago, my husband, Mark, and I moved to a 58-acre farm and got a dozen chickens. We soon fell …
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Natural Pest Controlling Methods: How To Control Flies In Your Chicken Coop
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
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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Ask the Expert – August/September 2018
Add to Favorites An Egg Divided I found this strange egg in my laying box one afternoon. I have had eggs with just a membrane around the white and yolk, …
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Ask the Expert – June/July 2018
Add to Favorites Inferior Golden Buffs My Golden Buff that was almost three years old, died three days ago. Before she died, she showed the signs of being inactive, stood …
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