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Can You Identify This Mystery Chicken Breed?

Animals | Breeds | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Do you know this mystery chicken breed? With black skin and hair-like feathers, this bantam breed of chickens makes popular poultry for pets and exhibition.

125 Farming Tips For Your Hobby Farm In 2023

Animals | Beekeeping | Beginning Farmers | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Large Animals | Poultry |
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This year, farm smarter not harder with these 125 tips put together by our contributors in celebration of Hobby Farms' 125th issue!

Explaining The 2023 (Not So) Great Egg Shortage

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | News | Poultry |
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You no doubt heard there's an egg shortage these days, with grocery prices skyrocketing for a dozen. Here's what's happening and how you can help.

Chicken General Store: Chic(k) Gifts & Decor

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Looking to liven up the holidays with your poultry passion? Our editors found these 10 items every chicken-keeper should check out!

Shutterclucks: Chickens Editors Choose Reader Photos

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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In the Nov./Dec. 2022 issue of Chickens magazine, editors chose the best of the flock from submitted reader photos. Enjoy this gallery of beloved backyard chickens!

Chicken Chat: When Chickens Make A Winter Breakout

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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When this keeper's chickens broke loose on a winter day, the resulting chase led though the trees, to the middle of a frozen-over pond.

Can You Identify This Mystery Chicken Breed?

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Do you know this breed? This ancient Japanese chicken with striking tail and distinctly handsome colors and combinations is most often kept as an ornamental breed.

75 Tips For Successful Chicken-Keeping

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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To celebrate 75 issues of Chickens magazine, we present 75 expert chicken-keeping tips to help you enjoy your backyard poultry!

Warm Your Baby Chicks Without Using Heat Lamps

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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Raising chicks is fun and rewarding, but you need to provide the right heat to ensure their survival. Here are a few options for warming chicks without a heat lamp.

The Cubalaya Is A Hardy, Versatile & Historic Breed

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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Developed across centuries in Cuba and officially first recognized in 1939, the Cubalaya is a proud, majestic bird that keepers should consider adding!

Video Round Up: 5 Favorite Hobby Farms Stories

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Chickens 101 | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Foraging | Health & Nutrition | Homesteading | Poultry | Projects |
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We rounded up 5 of our favorite Hobby Farms video stories from the past year. Check them out, then dig into all the great video content from our contributors!

Protect Your Chickens Against These Common Predators

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Health & Nutrition | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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There are plenty of wild critters eager to make a meal out of your chickens, so get to know common predators and effective deterrents for each.

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