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Can Chickens and Goats Live Together?

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Considerations to Keep in Mind When Mixing Species

Chicken Toys: Environmental Enrichment Is Key

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Expressing Natural Behavior Improves Chicken's Mental & Physical Health

Chickens Dust Bath Dos and Don’ts

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Create a Dust Bath for Chickens the Correct Way

Healthy Hens Love This Winter Tea Supplement

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Give your flock a beneficial boost during cold weather with these easy-to-make elixirs.

Protect Your Ducks From Poisoning By Metal Toxins

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Poisoning from metal toxins is a surprisingly common issue in backyard duck flocks, so learn more about common toxins as well as prevention measures.

Treating Water Belly (Ascites) In A Chicken

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Water belly, or ascites, is a health issue is characterized by an accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity, often caused by various diseases.

Chickens In Winter: Tips From A Minnesotan

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A Minnesotan proves that chicken-keeping during winter is a breeze if you prepare properly, so check out these tips for keeping chickens comfy in the cold.

How To Handle End-Of-Life Decisions For Chickens

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Chicken keeping isn’t always easy, and when chickens fall ill, it's important to know how to handle treatment and potential end-of-life decisions.

Helpful Tips For Getting Started With Chickens

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Whether you’re getting your first or 40th chick, this advice is sure to start chickens off right, so check out these poultry-keeping tips before you begin.

Chicken Chat: Growing A Joyful, Fancy Flock

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Chickens filled a void left by the loss of Stella M's beloved cat, leading this young chicken-keeper to start flocks for herself and others.

Can Chickens Eat Table Scraps?

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Here's What To Feed & How Much You Can Give Your Birds

Flying Feathers: A Few Facts About Chicken Molting

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Learn more about molting, the natural process in which a chicken sheds old feathers and grows new ones, by Chickens magazine editors.

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