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Snapdragons, Rainbow Eggs Star At Goose Pond Homestead

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Poultry |
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Telo Anderson from the Wisconsin-based homestead tells us about using a farm stand to forge connections with the local community.

Bantam Breeds Pack A Lot Into A Little

Animals | Breeds | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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Bantam breeds are certainly cute little birds, but these chickens carry their own weight in delicious eggs and meat, and incomparable companionship.

An Emergency Plan Is Essential To Keeping Chickens

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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When disaster strikes, it's important to have an emergency plan in place not just for you, but for your chickens, too. Here are some things to keep in mind.

Chicken General Store: Chic(k) Decor For The Coop & Home

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Looking to bring your poultry passion indoors or maybe upgrade the chicken coop? Our editors found these 11 items every chicken-keeper should check out!

7 Ways To Prepare Your Chicken For The Fair 

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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It's fair season! Follow these seven tips for a good time when exhibiting your poultry at the local fair this year. Who knows—maybe you'll even win a prize.

Chicken Chat: A Little Brown Hen In Hawaii

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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When feral chickens made a home in Cindi Fontanilla's yard in Kalaheo, Hawaii, the birds and their babies brought joy and a sense of purpose with them.

Chickens Love These Tasty, Nutritious Wild Herbs

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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Boost your chickens' nutrition without breaking the bank by foraging these common wild herbs, many of which may already be in your yard.

Can You Identify This Mystery Chicken Breed?

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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This rare Mediterranean mystery chicken breed is named for its distinctive comb, and the heritage bird is both fast-maturing and a peerless free-ranger.

Make Sure Your Chickens Always Have Plenty Of Water

Animals | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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How important is fresh water to chickens? Very, in fact, as hydration is key to egg production, healthy body functions and even poultry life itself.

Chicken Rental Services Make Chicken-Keeping Easy

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | News | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Chicken rental delivers all the fun of keeping backyard hens without costly investments, upkeep concerns or anxiety-inducing ownership commitments.

Use The Pressure Canner To Process Chicken For Storage

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Food | Poultry |
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Your pressure canner can help you produce tons of delicious, shelf-stable cans of chicken (or other poultry) for easy storage of meat.

This Coop De Ville Build Is One Cool Coop!

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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The cool coop, dubbed the Coop de Ville, is this keeper's first poultry operation, but it was constructed after tons of research and plenty of poultry love.

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