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Say Cheese! For Recent Reader Poultry Photos

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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This round of Say Cheese contenders includes fuzzy bantams, proud roosters, an adorable duckling and much more, so check out these photos from Hobby Farms readers!

The Quality Question When It Comes To Chickens

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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Competitive poultry breeders use the term "quality" when discussing birds. Here's the difference between show quality, breeder quality and pet quality chickens.

Recipe: Commit To This Marry Me Chicken Recipe!

Animals | Farm & Garden | Food | Poultry | Recipes |
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This Marry Me Chicken recipe—skillet chicken with sundried tomato and an oregano cream sauce—is so good it's liable to inspire nuptial invitations!

3 Chicken Feeder Designs To Fit Your Needs & Budget

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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If you're considering chickens but unsure what feeder is right, check out these 3 chicken feeder types for your needs and budget.

What To Do (& Not Do) When Building A Chicken Tractor

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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When this chicken-keeper decided to build a DIY chicken tractor using salvaged materials, not everything went smoothly. Here's what worked and didn't in this DIY build.

Ducks Do A Lot At 10 Maple Acre Homestead

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Poultry |
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Calum McCaskill of 10 Maple Acre Homestead tells us how poultry helps keep his family's homestead ticking over in Ontario, Canada.

Joining A Poultry Community Provides Plenty Of Benefits

Animals | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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A plethora of poultry groups, clubs and organizations exist online, but which chicken-keeping community is right for you? We look at 6 different types.

Raise & Market Specialty Poultry For Meat & Profit

Animals | Farm & Garden | Poultry | Poultry Equipment | Waterfowl |
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Chickens are the obvious poultry choice, but there's a strong market for specialty poultry, too, such as goose, quail, guinea fowl and more.

2 Families, 2 Flocks: Different Plans For Chicken-Keeping

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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These two families employ very different plans to their chicken-keeping endeavors. Both work well, so read on for tips for your own flock!

Shutterclucks: Chickens Editors Choose Reader Photos

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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In the March/April 2023 issue of Chickens magazine, editors chose the best of the flock from submitted reader photos. Enjoy this gallery of beloved backyard chickens!

How To Give Your Chicken A Belly Rub

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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Just like dogs and other domestic animals, a chicken will enjoy the occasional belly rub—so long as the bird trusts you to do it right.

Chicken General Store: Chic(k) Poultry Products

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Check out these fun chicken-themed products, from custom portraits to a welcome mat to a pop-up brooder and more, in this recent General Store roundup!

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