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We’ve all heard the horror stories about salmonella poisoning, and believe it or not, your feathered flock can be one of the…
For several weeks in late spring and early summer, gnats, flies, and other nuisance insects make their arrival known. Most are exactly…
Today we’re addressing the not-so-beautiful side of raising backyard chickens. When most of us start researching the illnesses and injuries a flock…
Raising backyard chickens is one of life’s real joys. Before getting a flock, many of us scroll through social media dreaming about…
During the past few years thousands of American families have started a backyard chicken flock. Bringing a breakfast’s worth of fresh eggs…
I’m really excited about this week’s blog for two reasons. First of all, we get to talk about feeding our chicks as…
Welcome to my kitchen! Today we’re going to be talking about all things eggs! One of the biggest reasons people get into…
Visitors to Hawaii’s island of Kauai are surprised and often delighted to spot chickens nearly everywhere. Kauai’s wild chickens lead strings of…
One of the joys of keeping a backyard flock of hens is learning that most people are wrong about chickens.Ask most folks…
Did you know you can eat the eggs from around 9,000 different types of birds? A lot of people are surprised to…
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