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Author: Rich and Marion Patterson

Getting Started

Urban Chickens

Families frustrated by ordinances banning backyard chickens might be astonished to learn that flocks legally thrive in the Big Apple, America’s largest…

Jersey Giant Chickens: Big, Mellow Backyard Birds

If you want a backyard bird that turns heads and stays calm while doing it, the Jersey Giant chicken is hard to…

Advanced Topics

A Chicken from Outside to Inside

People are familiar with mammal anatomy. After all, we are one. Dogs and cats are common companions and have body features, like…

Egg Production

Creating Bold Yolks

How to Get Bold Golden Egg Yolks from Backyard Hens Celebrity chefs know there’s more to food than taste. They strive to…

Advanced Topics

Dinosaurs Had Combs Too: A Look at Chicken Combs

Imagine a 36-foot-long duck billed dinosaur with a bright comb on its head strutting around the yard. Those enormous beasts roamed North…

Health & Wellness

Saying Goodbye

As I weeded a patch of string beans one July morning, sadness overcame me. The plants were loaded with beans, but the…

Health & Wellness

Rocks and Shells Are Good for Hen Health

If bread is the staple of human life, calcium is its backbone. Lacking calcium, the bones of every living creature, from people…

Egg Production

Seeking the Earliest Egg

Anyone studying the Hoover’s Hatchery catalog or Website faces one easy and one challenging decision. The easy one is deciding whether to…

The Delaware Chicken: A Hen Dressed for a Wedding

Of the hundreds of chicken breeds out there, only one always looks dressed to attend a wedding. The Delaware chicken wears delicate…

Predator Protection

Keeping Bears at Bay

Keeping Bears Away From Your Backyard Chicken Coop Raccoons live almost everywhere and love dining on chickens, eggs, and feed.  Wise owners…

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