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Keep Your Chickens Safe From Threat Of Wildfires

Animals | Health & Nutrition | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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The U.S. has seen increased wildfires in recent years, which reminds us to keep our chickens safe from fire, as well as chemical effects of ash and pollutants.

How To Show Your Chicken At A Poultry Exhibition

Animals | Chickens 101 | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Expand your chicken-keeping hobby by showing at a poultry exhibition. Here's how to find, sign up for and (hopefully) win with your bird at shows!

How To Help Chickens Deal With Heat Stress On Hot Days

Chickens 101 | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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Phew, it's hot! And for your chickens, heat waves can mean heat stress—a potentially dangerous condition. Here are some ways to help your birds stay cool.

Electric Fencing Can Protect & Contain Your Chickens

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Equipment | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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There are different ways to protect chickens against predators, but electric fencing is one popular and effective method. Here's how to get started with electrified poultry protection.

Can You Take A Vacation From Your Chickens? Yes!

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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You can have it all—a friendly flock of chickens and a relaxing vacation away from home. Here are some tips for getting away without getting in trouble.

Get The Egg Colors You Want With These Chicken Breeds

Chickens 101 | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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Spice up your brown and white egg basket with some color. From blue to pink, green to yellow, you can get a rainbow of egg colors with the right chickens!

Ducks & Chickens Bring Joy To A Damsel In A Farm Dress

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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The popular Damsel in a Farm Dress gardener and homesteader tells us about formulating your own feed and learning life lessons from poultry.

Chickens Can Bring Big Benefits To The Garden

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Poultry |
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Used correctly, chickens can turn soil, eliminate weeds and pests, fertilize and more in your garden or growing space. Here are some tips for gardening with chickens.

Debunking Common Myths About Backyard Chicken Flocks

Chickens 101 | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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Neighbors resistant to your backyard flock may harbor common misconceptions about chickens. Here are the top seven myths, and ways you can avoid them.

Lavender Eggs & White Peacocks Color The Red Barn Farm

Animals | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry | Uncategorized |
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Dennita Miskimen of Virginia-based agriculture venture The Red Barn Farm tells us about the importance of eggs and fostering community.

Watch For These Conditions In Incubated Chicks

Animals | Health & Nutrition | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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It's exciting to see your chicks hatch from their eggs, but keep an eye on your new little birds for these common conditions, some of which can prove fatal.

When Neighbors Say “Nay” To Your Backyard Chickens

Chickens 101 | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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In a perfect world, your neighbors would fall in love with your backyard chickens. But when disapproving residents raise a ruckus, you need to do these things.

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