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Top Chicken Diseases Every Backyard Keeper Should Know The internet is full of beautiful chicken coops, elegantly feathered chickens and chicken keepers…
Justin Bieber’s song, NEVER SAY NEVER, applies to chickens. How can that be? Rich and Marion Patterson learned “how” with their new…
From time to time, we’ve had to downsize our flock. It’s emotional. Saying goodbye to the feathery friends who have generously given…
Most hens start laying between 16 and 24 weeks old, about 4 to 6 months. Lighter, early breeds such as Leghorns and…
For a chicken flesh wound, isolate the bird in a kennel with clean shavings, wash the wound with warm soapy water, apply…
Hot Chicks: How to Keep Your Backyard Flock Cool When the Sun’s on Full Blast Summer: the season of sun, sweat, and…
A hen grows through four stages: chick (0 to 6 weeks), pullet (6 weeks to 6 months), laying hen (about 6 months…
Why Keep a Rooster? Benefits for Your Backyard Flock Besides the obvious need for procreation, many people ask me what the reason…
Chickens come in an incredible variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, but few turn heads quite like the Frizzle chicken breed. With…
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