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A chick’s first month is tumultuous! Hatched in a Hoover’s Hatchery incubator, as soon as that baby girl chick’s fluff dries off,…
Heat kills chickens but flock owners can protect their birds by taking a lesson from Theodore Roosevelt. When an intense heat wave…
It’s a hot summer afternoon. You head out to check on your flock and notice something alarming. Your hens are standing still…
I think one of the most stressful parts of raising backyard chickens is the thought of one, or many, of them getting…
Testing Chicken Treats: What Backyard Hens Love Most Sometimes our chickens are just like kids. Put a serving of steamed kale on…
How to Manage and Prevent Lice in Your Chicken Flock Raising chickens can be one of the most rewarding homestead or backyard…
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…
A Real Story: Bleu the Silkie A number of years ago, I hatched a small group of Silkies in an incubator. That…
Pin Feathers in Chickens: What They Are and How to Help If you’ve ever seen your chickens looking a bit rough—sporting more…
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