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4 Ways Beekeepers Can Attract Customers at Market

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These easy techniques help you attract customers, spark conversations and share information about beekeeping at the farmers market.

Absolutely Fabulous Fowl Photos: Book Excerpt

Animals | News | Poultry |
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"Lifestyles of the Chicken Famous" is the title of a new book that's a pleasure for your poultry-loving peepers.

Scruffy Hens In Spring? They Probably Need a Break

Animals | Poultry |
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If your hens lose feathers and look scruffy but it's not molting season, it could be that year-round laying is taking its toll on their systems.

Farm Breeds Can Serve as Therapy Animals

Animals | News |
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Breeds including horses, donkeys, alpacas, rabbits and ducks can be therapy animals, providing companionship and helping people with physical, mental and emotional recovery and development.

Protect Your Garden: Make a Chicken Corral in Your Yard

Animals | Equipment | Homesteading | Poultry |
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Let your flock forage during the day and get natural nutrition while you also protect your garden from getting "fowled" up with a chicken corral.

How & Why Chickens Make Double-Yolk Eggs

Animals | Poultry |
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Hens' insides sometimes make mistakes, resulting in double- or even triple-yolk eggs. Here's how it happens and some associated egg myths and legends.

These “Extreme Outdoorspeople” Take on Idaho

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Homesteading | Large Animals | News | Poultry |
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When Tammy Trayer first glimpsed the West, she knew it was the place she wanted to call home. She and her family now live the life of extreme outdoorspeople in Idaho.

Flock Talk: I Found a Hen’s “Secret” Stash of Eggs; Are They Safe to Eat?

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A veteran chicken-keeper answers questions about a chance discovery of excess eggs, "singing" hens and how much feed is too much.

Poultry Profiles: Get to Know the Leghorn Chicken Breed

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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No longer just a commercial egg producer, the Leghorn is experiencing a comeback as America's favorite backyard heritage bird. Here's all you need to know.

Chicken Health A to Z (Part 5): Know the Ailments That Can Affect Your Flock

Animals | Poultry |
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In the fifth part of this series, we continue alphabetically through chicken ailments, covering omphalitis, pasted vent, pox, rations, reproductive health, respiratory health and sour crop.

Beekeeping Basics: How to Establish a New Apiary

Beekeeping
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Thoughtful setup and preparation for your hives now can save you (and your bees) loads of time and trouble later.

Livestock Care: Help Your Cattle Avoid Sunburn

Animals | Large Animals |
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Cattle can indeed get sunburn, and some forms of it signal a more serious problem. In this Q-and-A, we learn what to look for and how to respond.

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