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How to Expand Your Flock with the Best Broody Hens
Add to Favorites By P. Allen Smith – It’s a great day in Poultryville at Moss Mountain Farm when chicks are running around! I have a soft spot for those …
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A Guide to Heat-Tolerant and Cold-Hardy Chicken Breeds
Although it’s easier to keep chickens warm vs. cool, it’s important to choose the correct breed for your location, whether that be a cold-hardy chicken or a heat-tolerant chicken breed. Because let’s face it, the weather plays an important part in our lives.
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How to Raise Free Range Chickens
In the discussion of raising chickens, there have been two traditional schools of thought. The first is total free range. Usually, an evening feeding of grain or other treat is used to lure the flock back to the chicken coop for roosting.
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5 Quail Species to Raise
When considering quail species to raise; size, egg production, and temperament should lead your decision making. Some species may be kept in coveys, perfect for larger-scale productions.
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Meet the Top 15 Best Brown Egg Layers
Add to Favorites Brown egg laying hens consistently appear on best egg layer lists and can be the backbone of a productive backyard flock, many laying more than 200 eggs …
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Frizzle Chickens: Unusual Eye Candy in a Flock
One of the more unusual-looking chickens you may run across is the Frizzle chicken. Frizzle chickens are not so much a chicken breed, as a type of bird.
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All About Orpington Chickens
1886, Black Orpington, County Kent, England, from a Black Langshan-Black Minorca-Black Plymouth Rock cross.
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12 Days of Christmas — Meaning Behind the Birds
Understanding the 12 Days of Christmas meaning adds something special to this favorite traditional carol.
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Are You Wondering What Do Roosters Eat?
The common answer from chicken keepers when you ask them “what do roosters eat” is that they feed their roosters the same thing as the rest of the flock. This makes sense in backyard settings where the flock members typically vary in breed and size.
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Heated Chicken Waterers: What’s Right for Your Flock
Every season brings its own battles. In the summer, you are fighting the heat, heat strokes, perhaps, lack of water, inability to keep water cool, flies, etc.
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