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Managing a Broody Hen One of the most fascinating experiences of raising a backyard flock of hens can also be the most…
Testing Chicken Treats: What Backyard Hens Love Most Sometimes our chickens are just like kids. Put a serving of steamed kale on…
How to Introduce New Chicks to Older Hens Safely Every other year we’re faced with a tricky chicken management dilemma. How to…
Cleaning Tips for Healthy Hens It’s that time of year. Birds are migrating as plants push greenery up through the ground. They…
Keeping Your Backyard Flock Healthy Through Good Care Chickens are amazingly healthy animals. Given good care they’re hardly fazed by winter’s chill…
Most families have a rule about muddy boots: they come off in the garage before anyone tracks a mess inside. The same…
No one knows exactly how many chicken breeds exist. There are hundreds, and possibly thousands. The Hoover’s Hatchery catalog alone lists at…
Our hens love their nests. They tuck themselves into a nest’s quiet confines and semidarkness to enjoy privacy until the magic moment…
How to Keep Chicken Water from Freezing Safely in Winter Brrrr. It’s cold out. A new flock owner soon learns that subfreezing…
We need a steady supply of eggs from our backyard coop. Doing it successfully takes planning and requires tough decisions. Each spring…
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When it is time to go from learning to Keeping, Hoover's has a complete selection of backyard poultry, hatched with care and shipped to your door or to a partner store near you.
