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How to Start Raising Livestock: Try Chickens First

Raising livestock is one of the most rewarding parts of farm and homestead life, but it can also be genuinely hard work,…

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Your Guide to Purchasing Chicks

It’s officially spring, and if you’re thinking about starting a flock of your own, there are a few important things to sort…

Getting Started The Move to the Coop

Setting Up Your Chicken Coop: A Practical Guide

Setting up a chicken coop is one of the most exciting parts of starting a backyard flock. It’s where your birds will…

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My Chicks Are Here

The day has finally come! We have set up our brooder and are ready to meet our new chicks. I’m one of…

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What Poultry Can Do For Your FFA and 4-H Experience

Joining FFA and 4-H is an excellent way to improve your agricultural knowledge, meet people with the same interests as you, and…

Getting Started Choosing Your First Breed

Heritage Turkey Breeds: A Complete Review for Backyard Raisers

If you want turkeys that hatch their own babies and put flavorful meat on the table, heritage turkey breeds are exactly what…

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How to Manage Molting Season

Watching your chickens go through their first fall molt is genuinely alarming if you don’t know what’s happening. Feathers everywhere, birds looking…

Getting Started Their First Day Home

Preparing for Chicks to Arrive

The most important part of raising your own meat birds is preparation. We begin preparing well in advance, so when the baby…

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Learning From Chickens

All across America millions of families have begun raising a small chicken flock in the yard. Most have no experience, so many…

Getting Started The Brooder Setup

How to Make a Simple Chick Brooder for Your Baby Chicks

There are few things more exciting than the day a peeping box of baby chicks arrives from the post office or comes…

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