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5 Tips For Dealing With Chicken Emergencies

Animals | Poultry |
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Unexpected illness or injury is part of chicken-keeping. Handle chicken emergencies better with these preparatory steps.

Choose the Right Fencing for Various Livestock Types

Animals | Equipment | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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Horses, cattle, goats and sheep have different behaviors and tendencies, requiring different fencing needs. Here's how to choose the best for your animals.

7 Beekeeping Myths Debunked for Beginners

Beekeeping
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The beekeeping hobby is full of opinions and advice—and not all of it is good. We separate truth from several common beekeeping myths.

10 Tools to Help You Live Off the Grid

Animals | Equipment | Large Animals | Poultry | Waterfowl |
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These products, including a generator, portable power supply and lantern, are aimed at those who want to live more independently and self-sufficiently.

10 Chicken-Keeping Terms You Need To Know

Animals | Poultry |
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Do you know the meaning of terms such as straight run, pip and zip, bloom, and hackle? Here's a starter kit of terms on chicken facts and physiology.

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

Animals | News | Poultry |
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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.

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.

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