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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.

Chicken Health A to Z (Part 2): Know the Ailments That Can Affect Your Flock

Animals | Poultry |
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In the second part of this series, we continue alphabetically through chicken ailments, covering dehydration, egg binding and egg eating.

Control the Big 3 Parasites in Chickens

Animals | Poultry |
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Infestations of certain types of mites, lice and fleas can decrease egg production and affect bird health. Learn to fight these parasites.

Your Guide To Honey: 5 Ways To Know That It’s Real

Beekeeping
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Adulterated versions of honey are on the market, so don't be fooled by misleading labels. Real honey is easy to spot if you look in the right places.

Say “Cheese!” Here Are the Best Recent Livestock Photos From Readers

Animals | Beekeeping | Large Animals | Poultry |
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This round of contenders is led by a group of cows watching a fencing project. Also appearing are a honeybee, goats, a rooster and a smiling lamb.

Help! My Chicken Ate Something Terrible

Animals | Poultry |
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Rocks, cigarette butts, small mammals—chickens eat some alarming things. As it turns out, most of them are not cause for concern.

Poultry Science: Proper Vaccination of Backyard Chickens

Animals | Poultry |
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Vaccination data can be hard to obtain, and many vaccines are designed and packaged for large, commercial operations. Here are basic facts.

What to Expect During Large-Animal Sedation

Animals | Large Animals |
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Sometimes sedation is necessary for a veterinary procedure on your farm. Here are some common drugs and how they affect livestock.

Flock Talk: How to Choose the Best Chicks

Animals | Poultry |
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In this Q&A, an author and chicken expert advises readers about choosing chicks as well as a winter comb issue.

Extend Your Grazing Time With Seasonal Pastures

Animals | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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Planning different pastures with different grasses for cool and warm weather can keep animals grazing nutritious green grass longer.

Hatching Chicks the Old-Fashioned Way

Animals | Poultry |
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Hatching eggs with an incubator is pretty easy. But with a broody hen, you can experience one of nature’s exciting life cycles.

Never Keep Livestock as Pets … Except When You Do

Animals | Large Animals |
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Getting too attached to livestock is not in a farm's financial interest, but I made an exception for a boar named George Clooney.

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