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Cayuga Ducks - All You Need to KnowI rent a room from a Cayuga duck breeder. The ducks do quack. I hear them from inside. They mostly quack when disturbed or are all moving...
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Pippin's easy guide to silkie sexingHow old are they? I had bought some from a local Amish farm and they had straight combs which can be a recessive gene carried by one parent or...
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Autofill Bucket WatererLove this! I have an old horse supplement bucket that would be perfect for this and more floats than I know what to do with lol. I’m gonna try it!- TallPinesRanch
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Converted children’s playhouseI love articles like this; thinking outside the box to solve a problem. Appreciated all the different steps taken on how to bring the playhouse up...- thecatumbrella
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Gallo Del Cielo's Chicken CoopI wish I had seen this years ago! Great job with everything!
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Top 50 List Of What Chickens Can & Can't EatVery informative, LOVED the organization on the top so that you can find certain foods easier.
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Omlet Coops: The Five Directives of Eglu ExcellenceI will definitely be linking to this article whenever I stumble across someone considering one of these coops. A very informative read!- fowltemptress
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Turning a bunk bed into a brooder!More details on how this bunk bed was converted into a brooder would make for a more complete article.
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Do Poultry Mourn Over The Loss Of A Flock Mate?
- TwoCrows
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Do Poultry Mourn? It has long been known that Elephants do indeed mourn their fallen comrades as do... -
Guide to Letting Broody Hens Hatch and Raise Chicks
- Pyxis
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Using a Broody Hen to Hatch and Raise Chicks A broody hen is a great way to hatch chicks for you and your flock. She will do all the work... -
How To Raise Mealworms
- Gallo del Cielo
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How to raise mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) Everyone who has a small flock of chickens should raise mealworms, not because they need them, but... -
Do ducks like boats?
- WVduckchick
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So, this story starts with my neighbors wanting to get rid of an old dilapidated boat. She just wanted it out of their yard. It had a good motor... -
How To Raise Chickens
- BYC Support
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Raising Chickens 101 – All the info you need to get started raising chickens. Choosing a breed, hatching eggs, building a perfect coop & more! -
Name That Chicken! A Guide to Improving your Identification Skills
- pipdzipdnreadytogo
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. Name That Chicken! A Guide to Improving your Identification Skills Take a look at the picture below. What do you think? Is this a picture of... -
Poultry Ownership and Dealing with Loss (From a Tenderhearted Farmer)
- orrpeople
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There really could not have been a worse scenario for the first death we experienced in our backyard flock. Prior to owning chickens, I had read... -
Understanding Your Rooster.
- Shadrach
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The reader needs to be aware that these observations and conclusions are taken from a particular chicken keeping arrangement which was conceived... -
Accessorizing Your Run- How to Make Your Run More Fun For Your Chickens
- Bloveschickens
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Today many urban chickens are not able to free-range, they are confined to a run. Many people do not have enough space to let their chickens... -
Safely Administering Oral Medications to All Poultry and Waterfowl
- casportpony
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Safely administer oral meds to poultry and waterfowl with our guide. Learn tools and step-by-step instructions. Keep your birds healthy! -
Herbs, Flowers, and Weeds for Chickens
- Mountain Peeps
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Herbs, Flowers, and Weeds for Chickens Chickens are scavengers. Foragers. Omnivores. They eat herbs, flowers, and weeds along with insects and... -
Cleaning and storing fresh eggs
- sumi
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Cleaning eggs Sometimes, in spite of our efforts to provide a nice clean spot for our feathered friends to deposit the rent in, we'll get a... -
Norwegian style chicken coop
- Gailens
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Welcome to my chicken coop. Coop is located in Latvia, so winters here my be freezing. That's why I have to built it insulated. Coop size is 13' x... -
Sour Crop, Impacted Crop, Doughy Crop - Prevention and Treatments of Crop disorders
- TwoCrows
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Crops And Their Story Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treating Crop Issues The Crop. Just what IS a Crop, what do they do and why do birds have them... -
Chicken Coop Ventilation - Go Out There And Cut More Holes In Your Coop!
- patandchickens
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Patandchickens' Big Ol' PageVENTILATION Or, Go out there and cut more holes in your coop! Now! Really truly! Why is ventilation such a big... -
"Hentirement"
- Kuntry Klucker
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When acquiring a flock of backyard chickens most people are excited about the farm-fresh eggs they will be collecting from their own girls. Not... -
Common Rooster Myths - Clearing Up Rooster Misinformation
- Pyxis
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Keeping a rooster can be fun and rewarding, and they are often great additions to the flock, and beautiful to boot. However, there is a lot of... -
Chicken bully/chicken victim - a two-sided issue
- azygous
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Just as school officials often overlook the importance of dealing with the victim of bullying in a school situation, we chicken folk often neglect...