raising-chickens
Wondering How to Wash Fresh Eggs? It’s Safer Not To!
Americans tend to be germaphobes, which probably explains why we need to know how to wash fresh eggs.
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Chicken Side Businesses
Like many women of her generation, my great-grandma used to raise chickens for “egg money.” Without an income of their own, many farm women relied on income from their chickens to pay for household expenses — everything from groceries to clothing to school fees.
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Chicken Soup is Good Medicine
Chicken soup not only is warming and good for the soul, but also offers relief for the sniffles that ride in on winter weather.
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The Secret Life of Poultry: Austin’s Chicken Composting Program
Learn how the city of Austin, Texas, created a chicken composting program to help reduce city-wide waste output per household.
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Getting Your Ducks in a Row with a Poultry First Aid Kit
Veterinarians with avian experience are not always available. Learn how to make a poultry first aid kit to be prepared for immediate action.
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How to Start Raising Chickens For Eggs
Getting chickens for eggs is often the first step toward starting a homestead because you’re not eating the chickens — just their eggs.
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Top 10 Questions and Answers About Backyard Chickens
It’s getting easier for people outside the backyard poultry community to understand why so many of us choose to dedicate a portion of our lives to raising and caring for backyard chickens. I don’t get the same reaction I used to from suburbanites when they find out I raise backyard chickens through casual conversation.
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Walking Tall: Helping Your Splay Leg Chick
There are many issues that might affect your chickens’ legs. Learn how to help your splay leg chick and more chicken leg maladies.
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Keep Happy Hens
Keeping your hens happy is easy once you know what motivates their behavior. Nearly all of a chicken’s activities are motivated by three basic needs: to get enough to eat, to avoid being eaten, and to make more chickens.
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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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