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9 Tips For Dealing With An Uninvited Coop Guest

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry |
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Sometimes your chicken flock experiences an unwelcome visitor. Here are nine tips to keep in mind when dealing with an uninvited coop guest.

Environmental Enrichments Bust Chicken Boredom

Animals | Poultry |
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Interactive opportunities keep chickens engaged, well-behaved and healthy. Here are some environmental enrichments to consider for your birds.

A Quick Primer On Poultry Vaccines

Poultry
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For full preventative care, you can administer poultry vaccines to your flock. Here's what you need to know about vaccinating chickens.

Naked Neck Chickens Bring Family Fun To The Backyard

Animals | Poultry |
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When her family moved to acreage in a small, Midwest town, Katze Roman's family jumped at the chance to own a flock of Naked Neck chickens.

5 Recipes For Homemade Chicken Treats

Animals | Poultry |
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When given occasionally, chicken treats can keep your birds engaged, enriched and entertained. Here are five recipes for treats your flock will love!

Battery No More: How To Adopt Rescue Hens

Animals | Poultry |
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Keepers of rescue hens offer tips and resources on helping abused commercial chickens that have been “put out to pasture.”

All About Organic Chicken Farming

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry |
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Do you have what it takes to raise organic chickens? Here’s what you need to know from pastured poultry to non-GMO feed and antibiotic-free practices.

Set Up A Quarantine Coop When Adding Chickens

Poultry
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When bringing home new chickens, it's important to keep birds separate for a time period. Here are the whys and hows of setting up a quarantine coop.

How To Build A DIY Chicken Vending Machine Feeder

Animals | Poultry |
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This DIY feeder, constructed of hardware-store materials, provides birds on-demand feed while keeping uninvited diners out—like a chicken vending machine!

50 Poultry-Keeping Tips For Chicken Owners

Animals | Poultry |
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We look back 10 years, through 50-plus issues of Chickens magazine, for 50 poultry-keeping tips for you and your chickens.

The Barn Sanctuary: Saving The Farm & The Animals

Animals | Large Animals | Poultry |
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Michigan's Barn Sanctuary, a rescue farm in Chelsea (and star of the upcoming "Saved by the Barn"), gives animals in need a second chance.

4 Tips For Selling Eggs At The Farmers Market

Animals | Poultry |
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You love your chickens and just keep adding to your flock. It's natural, but what to do with all those eggs? Answer: Start selling eggs at market.

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