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How To Control Bugs On & Around Your Chickens

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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Bugs, who needs ’em? Certainly not chicken-keepers, who sometimes struggle to keep pesky flies and poultry parasites at bay.

Feed Your Chicken Flock Right With These Tips

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What you feed, how you supplement and when you treat will make all the difference for your chickens. Follow these tips to feed your flock right!

Grow These Tasty Plants In Your Chicken Run

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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Your chicken run can provide plenty of nutritious plants for your flock, so check out these flavorful, shade-producing plants you can start growing today.

Avoid Giving These Toxic Foods To Your Chickens

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It's fun to give chickens scraps and other treats, but watch out for these foods and other substances that are toxic to birds.

Is Your Broody Hen Too Young To Hatch Eggs?

Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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If your hen keeps smashing eggs you hope you hatch, your girl may (for a few reasons) be just too young to serve as a broody. Here's why.

What’s The Average Lifespan Of Chickens, Anyway?

Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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How long does a chicken live? If cared for properly, chickens can have a lifespan of a decade or more, producing eggs for much of that time.

Your Avian Influenza Concerns Addressed

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Avian influenza is in the news, and that means chicken-keepers have questions. In this article, we try to answer the most common queries from concerned keepers.

How To Try To Revive A Chick With Health Concerns

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Sometimes, a newborn chick will experience health struggles and need some help from its keeper. Here are a few ways to revive struggling chicks.

Video: How To Clip Your Chickens’ Wings

Animals | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Health & Nutrition | Poultry | Video |
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Clip your chickens' wings to limit birds' mobility and ability to get into trouble around the farm. It's easy, painless and helpful.

Keeping Chickens Safe During Spring Cold Snaps

Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Health & Nutrition | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Spring weather can be very unpredictable, so when springtime cold weather hits, protect your chickens and other poultry from the frosty effects.

The Great Chicken Bedding Debate

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Though bedding material used in chicken coops may vary by geography and availability, the purpose of providing bedding remains the same: to manage waste and to provide a soft place for chickens to lay eggs.

Chickens Get Bad Habits, But You Can Help

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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There aren't bad chickens, but your birds can certainly develop some bad habits. From egg-eating to sleeping in trees, here are common problems (and what you can do).

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