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10 Backyard Poultry Breeds That Thrive Without Fancy HousingSome of my personal favorite breeds are here (particularly the Sussex and Rhode Island Red)! This article may be encouraging to anyone thinking...- N F C
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Egg Color Chart - Find Out What Egg Color Your Breed LaysVery helpful! I don't need this as I only raise one breed, but many others have asked questions about egg color, and I've shared this a few...- Debbie292d
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10 Backyard Poultry Breeds That Thrive Without Fancy HousingNice review of some old time favorite breeds and their simple housing needs. I especially like the links to the Breed Focus threads for additional...
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DIY Mice Deterrent PouchesSuper informative and I love that everything you use is linked into the article as well! Will definitely be giving these a try this spring!
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Chicken Behavior The Ignorant Gal's Guide To Things No Sane Person Would Tell You About Chickens
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Noodle, contemplating scratching, Pepper, armpit deep in a hole, and Salt, who has just found something that needs excavation. The Ignorant... -
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Approximately 2% of all chicken eggs have some defect, ranging from minor, barely noticeable faults to downright alarming deformities. So the... -
Chicken Math 101 – with Quiz!
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Dear esteemed colleagues, there is a well-known and documented phenomenon known as “Chicken Math” effecting our coops, though there is little... -
Reasons for Tossing Out Your Indoor Brooder and Start Raising Your Chicks Outdoors
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My early brooders Six years ago when I got my second batch of day-old baby chicks, I thought I had arrived at the ultimate solution for a... -
Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry
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Candling Pics Progression Through Incubation Of Chicken Eggs
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CANDLING PICS: Progression Through Incubation Thanks to ZooMummzy, I am doing a test run of my little plywood bator and her little rooster... -
The Egg song, it’s not about the egg; it’s an escort call.
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In the normal course of events, free-range chickens move around their territory as a group. The focal point of these groups is the senior rooster... -
Interesting Facts About Chicken Eggs
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Have you ever wondered how a hen can lay an egg every day? Why some eggs are brown and some eggs are white? How many days does an egg take to... -
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Diagnosing the crop disorder A hen is behaving lethargically, not eating much, if at all, but she has a full crop. This is the first sign... -
What Happens When Chickens Molt?
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Molting refers to the shedding of feathers. It is the natural process of losing and re-growing feathers. Most all birds do it including chickens... -
Development of a Chicken Embryo Day by Day
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Chicken Treat Chart: The Best Treats for Backyard Chickens
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CHICKEN TREATS This is a list of almost everything you can feed a chicken. However, everybody's chickens have their own tiny brains full of... -
How Much Room Do Chickens Need?
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Who is Laying.....and Who is Not? Butt Check!
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I've typed this out many times in the past few days, so decided to put it in an article so I can link it in responses. Got pullets newly laying... -
Ten Reasons You Should Spend Ten Extra Minutes With Your Flock Every Day
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Let’s be honest: In the summer, when it’s hot and humid, it can sometimes discourage us from spending as much time with our flock as we normally... -
Do Poultry Mourn Over The Loss Of A Flock Mate?
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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
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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
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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...