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Some Chicken Home Remedies Are Better Than Others

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When it comes to home remedies, the list is long for treatments to help chicken ailments. However, not all are as effective as you may be led to believe.

Protect Your Chicken Coop From Common Predators

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Chicken predators can wreak havoc on a flock, so protect your coop and run from common predators using the following tips and techniques.

Ducks Can Bring Real Value To The Backyard

Animals | Breeds | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Homesteading | Poultry | Urban Farm |
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Chickens are the standard egg layers, but ducks can bring distinct value to the backyard, too, in the form of eggs, pest control, entertainment and more!

Video Round Up: 5 Favorite Hobby Farms Stories

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Chickens 101 | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Foraging | Health & Nutrition | Homesteading | Poultry | Projects |
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We rounded up 5 of our favorite Hobby Farms video stories from the past year. Check them out, then dig into all the great video content from our contributors!

More Points To Remember When Moving Chickens Across State Lines

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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You can (probably) bring your chickens when moving, but there are rules to follow. In addition to what we've already covered, keep these things in mind.

Say Cheese! For Recent Reader Livestock Photos

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This round of Say Cheese contenders includes lumbering lornhorns, grumpy roosters, curious cattle, pristine piggies and much more!

Consider A Heritage Breed Turkey This Thanksgiving

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This Thanksgiving, give gratitude for all you have with a heritage breed turkey. Here's what that means, why you should consider it and how to get an heirloom bird.

Protect Your Chickens Against These Common Predators

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Health & Nutrition | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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There are plenty of wild critters eager to make a meal out of your chickens, so get to know common predators and effective deterrents for each.

Chicken Chat: Escaped Chickens Evade Numerous Threats

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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When chickens escape their coop and make a run for it, it's a matter of life or death as they evade a handful of immediate threats.

Bereaving Butters (Farewell To A Very Good Orpington)

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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When Butters, a beloved Mottled Orpington, passed on recently, her keeper was moved to recount the special times shared with this unique hen.

A Reader-Submitted Essay On Chicken Health

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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This 7th-grader provides some great pointers on keeping poultry, from maintaining cleanliness year-round to season-specific tips for poultry health.

Can You Identify This Mystery Chicken Breed?

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This European breed is developed from Japanese chickens first introduced by French missionaries. Can you identify this quiet, gentle mystery breed?

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