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Historic Henhouse: What Were the Best Chicken Breeds a Century Ago?

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Breeds | Farm Management | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Before hybrid broilers and superlayers, authors of poultry books in the early 1900s recommended some chicken breeds that are still prevalent today.

Shutterclucks: Our Editors Choose Readers’ Best Chicken Photos

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Chickens editors asked for photos, and readers sent them in. Here are some of the best. This round includes beautiful birds, a cute kid and a mountainous yoga pose.

Put a Stuffed Chicken in Your House: 9 Chicken-Themed Items

Animals | Homesteading | News | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Fluffy "house chickens" are among the items we found on the web. Others include a coaster set, superhero leg bands, a bracelet and greeting cards.

How to Help a Broody Hen Hatch Her Chicks

Poultry | Uncategorized |
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Is one of your hens unexpectedly setting? If you want to help this broody hen safely bring her chicks into your flock, follow these steps.

Farm Storehouse: 9 Products to Help Your Farm Run Better

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Homesteading | Large Animals | Poultry |
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A boom mower, a cordless pruner, an ATV manure spreader and an adjustable rake are among the useful items our editors found.

Livestock Nutrition: 5 Basic Principles of Feeding Sheep

Animals | Large Animals |
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What and how to feed sheep is important, but minerals and copper also play crucial roles. Here are the key aspects of what you need to know.

How to Introduce New Birds to Your Flock

Animals | Poultry | Waterfowl |
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Waterfowl behave differently than chickens, but they still have their pecking orders that you need to respect. Here's how to introduce new birds.

Chickens & Body Temperature: What You Need to Know

Animals | Poultry |
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What is a chicken's normal body temperature? It varies, based on a number of internal and external factors. These basics will help you understand.

4 Tips for Rescuing Abandoned Easter Chicks

Animals | News | Poultry |
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Unfortunately, the weeks after Easter yield lots of abandoned baby chicks. Follow these steps to care for any abandoned Easter chicks you might find in your care.

4 Uncommon Goat Breeds Perfect for Hobby Farms

Animals | Breeds | Farm Management | Large Animals | Urban Farming |
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Some of these goat breeds have striking looks, some are great dairy breeds, some are quite small and others are docile so make good companions.

Poultry Profile: Get to Know the Wyandotte Chicken Breed

Animals | Breeds | Poultry |
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The Wyandotte is a hardy dual-purpose bird with loose, fluffy feathering that lends to its round shape.

Chicken Chat: Finally Getting Chickens In Houston

Animals | Poultry |
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My husband reluctantly agreed to let me start a backyard flock, but he fell in love with our hens as much as I have.

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