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Helpful Tips For Getting Started With Chickens

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Health & Nutrition | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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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.

Quail Can Be Perfect Poultry For Those Without Land

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Want poultry but don't have the land for chickens? Quail are quiet, easy-keeping birds that you can raise for both eggs and meat.

How To Treat Oviduct Prolapse In A Laying Hen

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Oviduct prolapse is a serious emergency, so here's what you can to help your laying hen if this condition occurs and you can't reach a veterinarian.

Deworming Your Backyard Chickens: The Whys & Hows

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Chickens get worms, but the matter of deworming your flock can be complicated. We spoke with experts about when to deworm and how to safely administer antiparasitics.

Cost-Saving Tips For Keeping Chickens & Your Cash

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Follow these money-saving tips to get the most out of your experience keeping chickens without losing your nest egg on poultry supplies.

Further Tips For Fighting Flies On Livestock

Animals | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Large Animals | Poultry |
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For livestock animals and their keepers, summer is a time for fighting biting flies, so here are some more tips for keeping bugs off your herd.

Chicken Trackers May Show If Your Flock Logs More Steps Than You

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Can you beat your chicken’s step count? Chicken trackers may soon tell us everything we need to know about our flock’s activity level.

Chicken Toe Injury? You May Need To Amputate. Here’s How

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It's too common for a chicken's toe to get injured, and in extreme cases amputation may be required. Though not fun, the task can be done by a keeper following these steps.

Tips For Keeping Rodents Out Of The Chicken Coop

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Rodents are more pest than predator to chickens, but in the coop they can spread disease and cause destruction, so make sure you don't attract mice or rats.

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