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Egg Binding: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
- TwoCrows
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What is Egg Binding? Egg Binding refers to a very serious condition in any female bird that has an egg... -
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- 3KillerBs
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Hello, humans. I'm Repecka and I'm here to teach you about coop ventilation. As you know, birds have very delicate respiratory systems. They... -
Keeping Chickens Without Free Ranging
- MyISAbrownhens
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Many people out there long to have our feathered clucking friends, but may not be able to free range the flock as most people are able to do... -
Egg Color Chart - Find Out What Egg Color Your Breed Lays
- Cats Critters
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I have seen a lot of posts lately about what color(s) a breed lays, so I made a chart to put them all together. If you have any pics to add... -
Fermenting Chicken Feed: A Straightforward Method
- PioneerChicks
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Fermenting is a simple process which involves soaking chicken feed then feeding it to your chickens. It is similar to a sourdough starter! And... -
The Anatomy and Physiology of the Chicken
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The Anatomy and Physiology of the Chicken When you own a chicken, it is very important to understand the anatomy and physiology of your bird... -
Bathing Silkies: How To Keep Them Bright & Fluffy!
- Fur-N-Fowl
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Bathing Silkies: How To Keep Them Bright & Fluffy! Do you have a Silkie that's looking grubby? Maybe you think your Silkie looks 'flat'... -
To Insulate or Not to Insulate...
- mpruett
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To Insulate or Not to Insulate… That is the question we are faced with when first starting out with chickens. Three winters ago I was new to... -
Incubation Humidity
- WVduckchick
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Relative Humidity (RH) “humidity” – simplified, is the amount of moisture present, relative to the amount that would be present if the air were... -
Fireguy56s Chicken Coop
- fireguy56
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Hen Haven Southern Style Hi and welcome to our page. Hope you like the new coop we built. It took several months to complete... -
The 9 Comb Types
- Lothiriel
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1. The Single The single comb is the most common. It is a simple straight row of spikes beginning at the bird's nostrils and sweeping back its... -
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Membership on BYC is completely FREE (click here to join)! As a free member you'll see fewer ads (for example, the anchor footer ad at the... -
Ducks in the Garden
- farmincity
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As an urban farmer I decided to add ducks to my backyard organic garden design. My design called for the use of all salvaged and re-purposed... -
Log Cabin / Cordwood Coop
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Like many, I started with just a couple chickens. Each year I get a couple more and I don't think that will change any time soon. With that in... -
How to Handle the Ageing Process of Chickens
- Mountain Peeps
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Like any living creature, chickens grow old. They start out as tiny embryos inside an egg and end up as large, clucking birds full of life... -
Colorado Coop
- beckyf
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I grew up with backyard chickens in New Hampshire and have been wanting to get my own hens ever since my husband and I bought our first house in... -
Chicken Toys: Why They're Important & How To Provide Them!
- Banriona
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What Are Chicken Toys? You’re probably already giving your chickens “toys” without realizing it. Any activity that encourages natural chicken... -
Common Mistakes Poultry Keepers Make (And How to Fix Them)
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If you ask any poultry keeper, they will probably give you a list of things they would have done differently. Everyone has made mistakes at one...