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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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Five Reasons Why I Love Owning Chickens
Being raised on a farm, owning chickens is a natural thing for me, but when someone asked me about my personal reasons for owning chickens, I had to stop and think. Is it because we always have, or are there more personal beliefs and reasons? The answer is both.
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Pine Meadows’ Hobby Farms Easy-Clean Chicken Coop
Add to Favorites By Jerry Hanson, Pine Meadows Hobby Farm, Oregon In November of 2012, my wife and I found five acres to purchase from our county’s surplus property auction. This farm is …
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Chickens and Compost: A Match Made in Heaven
While compost piles aren’t a critical element for healthy hens, it is certainly a match made in heaven. It’s not just the extra protein the birds get from their foraging.
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Spring Cleaning From Chicken Coop to Kitchen
The chickens are always a little frantic as I begin to clean, wondering what’s happening to their little world, but they’re all so happy to be out in the spring sun with a light breeze blowing that no one complains too much.
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Permaculture, Gardening with Chickens
We moved to the country and soon started gardening with chickens. One of our first projects was for a small flock.
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Healthy Poultry Feed: Satisfying Supplements
What is healthy poultry feed? We at Backyard Poultry are here to help you out.
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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 — Late Summer e-edition 2017
Add to Favorites Gardening with Chicken Manure Fresh chicken manure in the garden — let me know if I’ve come up with a technique that is okay, or please warn …
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