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Do Cats Kill Chickens? What About Dogs?
Do dogs kill chickens? Do cats kill chickens? This simple answer is yes, but it’s a little more complicated than that.
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Coopitecture™ 101: Location, Space & Design of Your Chicken Coop
Add to Favorites Much like the houses you live in, each of America’s backyard chicken coops is built on a foundation of character and provides comfort to its residents. To …
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Coolest Coops —Vaughn Victorian Coop
Add to Favorites By Kaylee Vaughn, Idaho When we decided to raise both chickens and ducks together (altogether, a flock of about 15), we knew that a traditional chicken coop …
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Coolest Coops 2018 — The Breakfast Club Chicken Coop
Add to Favorites By Danielle Raad, Fanciful Farming, Michigan “Artfully eclectic” is the perfect way to describe our chicken coop. Not only is our coop decor diverse, so is our …
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Ask the Expert — December 2018/January 2019
Add to Favorites Washing Eggs Before Boiling How do you handle eggs if you want to hard boil them? I usually wash in 90 degree water and put them in …
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Ask the Expert — October/November 2018
Add to Favorites Not Laying Eggs My wife and I are new to backyard chickens and I was wondering if you have some advice for one of our hens. We …
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Ask the Expert — June/July 2017
Add to Favorites Missing Feathers This is a photo of one of my black sex link chickens. She is a one-year-old that is losing her feathers from her head and …
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Ask the Expert: Chicken Skeletal System
Do you have a question about chickens skeletal system? You’re not alone! Look inside for questions and answers from other poultry owners.
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Ask the Expert — April/May 2017
Add to Favorites Treating a Wound from a Predator My dear chickens have had two predator attacks in the past few weeks, resulting in some head feathers being ripped off …
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Ask the Expert — February/March 2017
Ask our poultry experts about your flock’s health, feed, production, housing and more!
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