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Now, for the moment you've all been waiting for! The judges have finished judging and we have our winners!
First Place - @3KillerBs
Hot Climate Chicken Housing and Care
I live in North Carolina, the Steamy Southeast of the USA where from June through early September we frequently see 95-95 weather -- 95F and 95% humidity -- and summer nighttime lows may not dip below 70F for weeks. Most chicken-keeping advice is aimed at people in temperate areas with...
- 3KillerBs
- 4.90 star(s) 20 ratings
- Comments: 22
- Reviews: 13
- Category: Maintaining A Healthy Flock
Second Place - @pipdzipdnreadytogo
Which Came First?: Finding the Truth Behind the Riddle
Which Came First?: Finding the Truth Behind the Riddle Which came first: the chicken or the egg? The question itself is ancient, posed long before forces in the natural world were well understood. Today, it is an oft used riddle with a knee-jerk answer based on faith and philosophy, a clever...
- pipdzipdnreadytogo
- 4.63 star(s) 8 ratings
- Comments: 2
- Reviews: 6
- Category: Learning Center
Third Place - @All4Eggz
TREATING SCALY LEG MITES (SLM) ~ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
You lift your friendly hen and notice some odd-looking, lifted scales on her feet. She seems like she's in pain. What should you do? Your hen most likely has SLM. TREATING/CURING SCALY LEG MITES (SLM) My Crevecoeur hens' feet infected severely with SLM. - What are Scaly Leg Mites? Scaly...
- All4Eggz
- 4.87 star(s) 23 ratings
- Comments: 32
- Reviews: 16
- Category: Injuries, Diseases, & Cures
Fourth Place - @Weeg
Top 15 Chicken Coop Mistakes
Top 15 Chicken Coop Mistakes Chicken coops are the most important part of raising chickens. Protection from predators, warmth, and wellbeing will rely on a well-built coop. In the below article, I will explain all the mistakes to avoid when building your new coop. Or revamping, rebuilding, or...
- Weeg
- 4.74 star(s) 23 ratings
- Comments: 24
- Reviews: 17
- Category: Learning Center
Fifth Place - @All4Eggz
QUAIL BASICS for BEGINNERS
~QUAIL BASICS FOR BEGINNERS*~ *The information and advice in this article are based solely on my personal experience and research. Cover photo from @Kiki. All quail in photos are different varieties of Coturnix quail and their eggs, including Pharoah, Jumbo, Pansy Fee, Pansy, Rosetta, Rosetta...
Sixth Place = @Jacquej57
Utilizing the Parrot Chop Principle to Improve Chicken Diets
Let me begin by saying I am NOT in favor of forgoing a commercial chicken feed for my girls. It would be difficult, if not impossible, for an individual to formulate a nutritionally complete diet for chickens on their own. However, I am encouraging the use of healthy, nutritionally dense fresh...
- Jacquej57
- 4.96 star(s) 26 ratings
- Comments: 38
- Reviews: 21
- Category: Housing & Feeding Your Flock
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