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Chicken Feeders and Waterers: A Hobby Farms Buyer’s Guide

Animals | Equipment | Poultry |
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Minimize the mess and make chicken chores a breeze by selecting the right feeders and waterers for your coop.

Want to Scale Up Your Flock? Make Room in the Coop

Animals | Poultry |
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If the urge to add more chickens to your flock strikes this spring, be sure your coop is prepared to accommodate the extra bodies.

7 Design Details to Build into Your Coop

Animals | Poultry |
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Design a chicken coop to fit your style and space while providing the features needed to keep your chickens healthy.

Design a Chicken Tractor for Broilers

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry |
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Raise meat chickens with sustainability and ease in mind by building a chicken tractor or ark to suit your needs.

Infographic: Sick Chickens? Spot the Symptoms

Animals | Poultry |
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Keep this graphic handy so you can diagnose illness when you spot symptoms in your flock.

Part 2: How to Butcher a Chicken

Poultry | Video |
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Once you’ve butchered and plucked your chicken, learn how to finish processing it for your table.

Part 1: How to Butcher a Chicken

Poultry | Video |
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Take your chickens from field to table by learning how to butcher them yourself on your hobby farm.

4 Steps to Preventing Chicken Obesity

Animals | Poultry |
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Heed these dietary and exercise tips to prevent chicken obesity and keep your flock in healthy shape.

Chickens in Diapers: Keep House Chickens Without the Mess

Animals | Poultry |
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Have you ever wanted a fancy house bird, like a parrot or cockatoo, but you don't have enough money to buy one? Then think chickens—house chickens!

Turkey Recipes and Intelligence for Thanksgiving Dinner

Animals | Poultry |
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It's almost Thanksgiving, so it's turkey time again.

7 Tips to Prevent Respiratory Infection in Poultry

Animals | Poultry |
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You're not the only one who has to worry about congestion this winter. You poultry friends can suffer from respiratory illness, too.

Get Goosed

Animals | Poultry |
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The day before yesterday, a big flock of wild geese went winging south, way up in the sky. Mom shaded her eyes with her hand and watched them go. Then she sighed and went back to forking hay.

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