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Domestic Dogs, Cats Can Be Dangerous Chicken Predators

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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It's important to protect your flock against wild animals, but don't forget domestic dogs and cats when securing your chickens from common predators.

The Reclaimed Chick Inn Is One Cool Coop!

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This cool coop, built from reclaimed shipping containers, protected its residents from catastrophic winds and today stands proud, rebuilt and better.

Can You Identify This Mystery Chicken Breed?

Animals | Breeds | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Do you know this mystery chicken breed? With roots dating back to the times of Julius Caesar and two APA-recognized colors, this dependable layer is a keeper's delight!

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.

Chicken General Store: Chic(k) Poultry Products

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Check out these fun chicken-themed products, from a rocking perch to chicken arms and more, in this recent General Store roundup!

Feeding America With The Farmer Veteran Coalition

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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The Farmer Veteran Coalition program mobilizes America’s military veterans to create sustainable food systems via agriculture.

Say Cheese! For Recent Reader Livestock Photos

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This round of Say Cheese contenders includes handsome Highland cattle, grinning goats, a bouncy bunny and more, so check out this photo roundup from Hobby Farms readers!

Dual-Purpose Animals Flourish At Rocking D Hobby Farm

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Large Animals | Poultry |
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Retired registered nurse Carol Denney tells us how her adventures at Rocking D Hobby Farm are helping to better the local community.

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

Animals | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | News | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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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.

Choose Chickens For Your Desired Egg Colors

Animals | Breeds | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Homesteading | Poultry |
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When you have your own chickens, you're not stuck with grocery-store white eggs. Here are some common layers with a rainbow's variety of egg colors.

These Apps Can Help You Manage Backyard Chickens

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Need a tech helper to manage your flock? These four apps help you track your chickens on everything from egg productivity to feed intake and more!

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