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3 Mother’s Day Dessert Recipes That Use Eggs

Animals | Poultry | Recipes |
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Tired of resorting to the flowers-and-brunch routine? Treat the Mama Hen in your life to this trio of celebratory sweets using your farm-fresh eggs.

Up to Scratch: A Guide to Specialty Grains for Chickens

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Supplementing your chickens' diet with a little scratch throughout the year can be beneficial to the flock's health and state of mind.

Flock Talk: How Much Space Do My Chickens Need?

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In this chicken Q-and-A, we learn how to keep birds "spaced out," how to encourage a hen to go broody and what vegetables go in a "chicken garden."

Help the Bees: Don’t Ditch Your Dandelions

Beekeeping
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Here are 5 interesting facts about dandelions, including how they help honeybees and other pollinators, and why you should keep them around.

Will This Hurt My Chicken? We Examine 5 Treats

Animals | Poultry |
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We like to give chickens our scraps as well as other items we believe will do them good. An expert tells us about five such treats, including yogurt, hot cereal and corn.

Coop Shopping 101: How to Buy if You’d Rather Not Build

Animals | Poultry |
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Purchasing a ready-made coop for your flock has its positive points. Let our buyer’s guide help you choose the right one.

How Hedy the Buff Polish Hooked My Family on Chickens

Animals | Poultry |
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I met Hedy one Thanksgiving when she was a chick at my mother's house. I had the chance to take her home—and she changed everything.

Livestock Pregnancy & Its Problems: Horses

Animals | Large Animals |
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In this last of three parts, we learn that managing a mare during pregnancy means knowing what can go wrong when she foals. Here are some vital veterinary facts about foaling.

Beginner Beekeeper Series: How to Install a Package of Bees

Beekeeping
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Are you ready to set up your new hive, including the queen? Here are step-by-step guidelines to your first hands-on experience with your new bees.

6 Reasons Why Market Farmers Should Sell Duck Eggs

Animals | Farm Management | Waterfowl |
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At farmers markets and CSAs, duck eggs are uncommon compared with chicken eggs. Here are reasons to take advantage of that opening, for sales as well as your garden.

7 Tips on Feeding Kitchen Food Scraps to Chickens

Animals | Poultry |
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Produce? Yes, with some exceptions. Meat and fish? Sure, but only if it's cooked. There's also a chart about the scraps to avoid.

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

Animals | Large Animals | Poultry |
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This round of contenders is led by a cow in a scenic landscape. Also making appearances are goats, kids, chickens, horses—and one human.

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