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Keeping Chickens On A Budget: Tips From 'The Queen of Freecycle'I am new to this and don't have my chicks yet, but I have an abundance of leaves that I am raking up. Should I allow those to dry out and then bag...
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Splay Leg and Spraddle Leg TreatmentThank you. After I posted that I remembered vet wrap. That's what I used. He ended up having rotated tibias and passed 4 days later.- Beckys Birds
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Raising Turkeys for Meat vs. Keeping as PetsI would add equipment and housing needs! For meat turkeys you need specific tools for butchering but these are easy to acquire, however, one thing...- Amer
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Fermenting Chicken Feed: A Straightforward MethodYou should transition them to grower feed after 4 weeks. They will need to be supplemented with grit too. Good like with your flock!
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Fermenting Chicken Feed: A Straightforward MethodWe hatched chicks…5 weeks old…Att what age can they handle the large fermented whole grains?
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Splay Leg and Spraddle Leg TreatmentThanks for this info. What is the best way to get the adhesive bandaid off the chick without hurting it?
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Why coop height matters and the benefits of a taller coopExcellent, tending to chickens in a snug coop is miserable.- nuthatched
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Curing GleetA 'treatment that takes 9-10 months to work isn't a treatment, especially when there's treatments that can fix gleet in a week. Really needs...
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How Much Room Do Chickens Need?Great article. It covers all the aspects of size requirements and flock management. Offers points many beginners might not think of, such as...- Bawkbok
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Bee's key points to successful and safe free ranging.
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You really need the right breeds/birds, the right rooster or dominant hen, the right place, the right dog, the right perimeter fencing(if in... -
The Great Big Giant Marek's Disease FAQ
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How To Process A Chicken At Home
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With the rising cost of food and especially meat, many people are looking to closer to home to start raising their food. Backyard gardens are on... -
My $10 Inexpensive DIY Fodder Tower with Dollar Tree Dish Bins
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I have been reading great things about making barley fodder for the chickens. After much thinking, I decided to build my own fodder tower out of... -
Pecking! Not all pecks are equal.
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Pecking; not all pecks are equal. A chicken’s beak is extremely sensitive. It is packed with tiny receptors that scientists believe provide the... -
Wholesome home-made chicken feed, without sweat, tears, a calculator, or deep pockets.
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Introduction This article is written in response to several requests to write up how I make my own chicken feed for my flock of heritage and rare... -
The perch experiment
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A recent posting has given me an idea to conduct an experiment on what perch types are preferred by my chickens. This will be an ongoing learning... -
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If you have too many roosters, a simple solution is to start a rooster flock. A rooster flock is a flock that consists of all roosters and no... -
Egg Binding: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
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What is Egg Binding? Egg Binding refers to a very serious condition in any female bird that has an egg... -
Fermenting Chicken Feed: A Straightforward Method
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Egg Color Chart - Find Out What Egg Color Your Breed Lays
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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... -
Repecka Illustrates Coop Ventilation
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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... -
Bathing Silkies: How To Keep Them Bright & Fluffy!
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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...
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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
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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... -
Ducks in the Garden
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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... -
The 9 Comb Types
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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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