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How Do Sight And Hearing Affect Farm Animal Behavior?

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Understanding differences in sight and hearing between us and large livestock animals helps you interpret behavior and improve your interactions with them.

Establish a Corridor for Pollinators in Your Neighborhood

Beekeeping | Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Homesteading | News |
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Coordinating gardening efforts with nearby property owners can help honeybees, hummingbirds, butterflies and other pollinators.

20 Real-Life Funny Chicken Stories

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Life with chickens is far from dull—in fact, it can be downright hilarious. Find out how by reading these real-life funny chicken stories.

5 Ways You Can Help Your Aging Chickens

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Help your aging chickens enjoy the golden years of their life by following these five suggestions for modifying their care.

Silkie Chicks in Tutus? Welcome to the Happy Hen Haven

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This Iowa-based hobby farm hosts more than 50 chickens—and its Instagram page features adorable Silkie chickens and chicks ... some wearing tutus.

How To Provide Good Care For Chickens As You Get Older

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Many aspects of chicken-keeping become more difficult as we age. Follow these steps to ensure that care for your flock remains robust.

Pumpkins, Squash & Gourds: A Healthy, Natural Dewormer

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Keep these fall decor items and give them to your flock. They can help combat boredom and promote chicken health year-round.

A Coup in the Coop: How to Handle Rooster Overthrow

Poultry
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If you have more than one rooster in your flock, sometimes the leadership changes and it gets ugly. Here's how to ease transition after rooster overthrow.

The Wisdom of Women Farmers, Part 3: Thoughts on Death

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Homesteading | Large Animals | News | Poultry |
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Five women farmers over 50 share insight about their experiences in life and agriculture. In this second segment, the topic is death.

What You Need to Know About Yellow Jackets in the Fall

Beekeeping | Crops & Gardening |
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Navigate the wrath of yellow jackets — aggressive insects that can each sting multiple times — by understanding seasonal changes in their behavior.

How to Handle a Chicken Who Becomes a Bully

Animals | Poultry |
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An overly aggressive bird can be extremely detrimental to your flock. Here are options for handling a bird who turns into a bully.

An Art Show Dedicated to Ybor Chickens

Animals | News | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Artist Lynn Rattray is inspired by the chickens as well as the community in this Tampa neighborhood. It shows in her portraits of Ybor chickens.

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