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Hidden Duck Eggs Entertain At Rain Valley Farm

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Jenna Whelan from the five-acre Kentucky-based Rain Valley Farm tells us how her ducks like to play sneaky and hide their eggs.

Explaining The 2023 (Not So) Great Egg Shortage

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | News | Poultry |
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You no doubt heard there's an egg shortage these days, with grocery prices skyrocketing for a dozen. Here's what's happening and how you can help.

Nervous Coccidiosis: Curious Cold-Weather Livestock Condition

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals | Poultry |
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Coccidiosis is a common bacterial condition in livestock, but when cold weather hits, the illness can present odd neurological symptoms, too.

This Cool Chicken Coop Keeps It Cool In South Carolina

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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This hand-built chicken coop is designed to keep the run dry, coop secure and flock comfortable on the South Carolina homestead.

Chicken General Store: Chic(k) Gifts & Decor

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Looking to liven up the holidays with your poultry passion? Our editors found these 10 items every chicken-keeper should check out!

Shutterclucks: Chickens Editors Choose Reader Photos

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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In the Nov./Dec. 2022 issue of Chickens magazine, editors chose the best of the flock from submitted reader photos. Enjoy this gallery of beloved backyard chickens!

Chicken Chat: When Chickens Make A Winter Breakout

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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When this keeper's chickens broke loose on a winter day, the resulting chase led though the trees, to the middle of a frozen-over pond.

45 Gift Ideas For The Hobby Farmer In Your Life!

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Large Animals | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Lost buying gifts for a beloved farmer? Whether you are shopping for a gardener, chicken keeper or livestock owner, here are 45 gift ideas for $15 or less.

10 Last-Minute Gifts for Your Chicken-Loving Loved One 

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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These last-minute poultry gifts are perfect for the chicken lover in your life and still shipping for timely holiday delivery.

Video: Raise Mealworms To Save Money, Delight Your Chickens

Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry | Projects | Video |
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With little cost or effort, you can raise live mealworms to provide your backyard chickens for much less than you'll pay for the store-bought, dried treats.

Can You Identify This Mystery Chicken Breed?

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Do you know this breed? This ancient Japanese chicken with striking tail and distinctly handsome colors and combinations is most often kept as an ornamental breed.

75 Tips For Successful Chicken-Keeping

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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To celebrate 75 issues of Chickens magazine, we present 75 expert chicken-keeping tips to help you enjoy your backyard poultry!

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