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How to Build a Nest Box

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Give your hens a clean place to lay with this simple DIY project.

Setting Up Urban Chicken Coops

Animals | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Plan a coop that won't interfere with neighborhood aesthetics.

5 Daily Chicken Activities

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Common Chicken Diseases

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Urban-chicken History

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Preventing Chicken Diseases

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Take these precautionary steps to keep disease out of your flock.

A Rooster’s Fate

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Courtesy Stock.XCHNG Urban chicken keepers need to be aware of chickens’ sex when getting new chicks and have a back-up plan if a rooster is in the mix. It’s illegal to keep roosters in many cities. There is nothing feminine about roosters. They strut, pick fights, are vigilant in their duties to protect their hen-folk […]

Is Your Rooster Experiencing Mating Problems?

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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If your rooster doesn’t seem interested in mating with his hens, there’s a likely explanation.

Raising Rabbits For Meat

Animals | Poultry |
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This small, easy-to-care-for livestock option delivers more than just wool.

Help Your Chickens Keep Their Resolution to Divert Food Waste

Animals | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Here's how to combine and prepare a meal for your chickens made from food waste that they'll keep out of the trash.

What Do Farm Animals Produce?

Animals | Beekeeping | Large Animals | Poultry | Waterfowl |
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The meat, milk and eggs your farm animals produce is great, but there’s even more that they provide.

You, Too, Can Put ‘Chicken Enthusiast’ On Your Résumé

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What exactly is a chicken enthusiast, you ask? We didn’t know either, but apparently it’s someone who really loves chickens.

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