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Getting Started: Brooder Tips For Baby Chicks

Poultry
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Once you get your chicks home (before before they go in the coop), they need to grow up in a brooder. Here are some tips for brooding your birds.

Meet Emma & Her Eight Flocks Of 4-H Chickens

Animals | Poultry |
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Emma found a love of chickens via her local 4-H club, and as Jr. Miss Northwest Florida, she's made it her mission to spread her passion for poultry.

Getting Started: Selecting The Right Chicken Run

Poultry
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A secure chicken run will keep your birds safe, your flock compliant and you happy. Here are some tips for building a poultry enclosure.

Breed Profile: Meet The Araucana Chicken

Animals | Poultry |
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Other chickens that lay blue eggs are often misidentified by the name, but the Araucana is a rare and distinct breed with its own collection of traits.

Ducks Are Great Poultry For Both Eggs & Meat

Animals | Poultry | Waterfowl |
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Chickens may be at the top of most poultry-keepers' lists, but you should consider raising ducks, both for their eggs and high-quality meat.

Getting Started: Chicken Coop Considerations

Poultry
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Don't put off deciding on (and installing) your choice of chicken coop, which should follow some basic rules to keep you and your hens happy and healthy.

The Basics Of Building A Chicken Coop

Animals | Poultry |
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When chick days are over, your pullets will need secure housing, so here are some chicken coop building basics to keep in mind for safe, happy hens.

Heartbreak Turned Into Joy At Sweet Serendipity Tiny Farm

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Poultry |
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The sad passing of farm founder Shar Hinson's father inspired her to fulfill her lifelong animal dreams through Sweet Serendipity Tiny Farm in Hesperia, California.

Getting Started: Connect With Your Local Farm Supply Store

Poultry
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Your local farm farm supply store has everything you need to start a flock of chickens, and you'll be surprised the connections you'll make there.

Dr. Pol Gives Us 5 Tips For Keeping Farm Animals Healthy

Animals | Large Animals | Poultry |
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Jan Pol, the star of National Geographic's "The Incredible Dr. Pol," gives us these five tips for hobby farmers to help keep their livestock healthy.

Keep Your Pandemic Poultry Safe From Salmonella

Animals | Poultry |
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With the number of backyard poultry rising during the pandemic, so are cases of salmonella. Here are some tips for keeping your birds and you safe and healthy.

Getting Started: Buying Your First Flock Of Baby Chicks

Animals | Poultry |
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You've decided you want chickens and have picked your breed(s)—but how do you actually get baby chicks? Here are some pointers for starting your flock.

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