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5 Tips For Dealing With Chicken Emergencies

Animals | Poultry |
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Unexpected illness or injury is part of chicken-keeping. Handle chicken emergencies better with these preparatory steps.

10 Tools to Help You Live Off the Grid

Animals | Equipment | Large Animals | Poultry | Waterfowl |
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These products, including a generator, portable power supply and lantern, are aimed at those who want to live more independently and self-sufficiently.

10 Chicken-Keeping Terms You Need To Know

Animals | Poultry |
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Do you know the meaning of terms such as straight run, pip and zip, bloom, and hackle? Here's a starter kit of terms on chicken facts and physiology.

Historic Henhouse: What Were the Best Chicken Breeds a Century Ago?

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Breeds | Farm Management | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Before hybrid broilers and superlayers, authors of poultry books in the early 1900s recommended some chicken breeds that are still prevalent today.

Shutterclucks: Our Editors Choose Readers’ Best Chicken Photos

Animals | News | Poultry |
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Chickens editors asked for photos, and readers sent them in. Here are some of the best. This round includes beautiful birds, a cute kid and a mountainous yoga pose.

Put a Stuffed Chicken in Your House: 9 Chicken-Themed Items

Animals | Homesteading | News | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Fluffy "house chickens" are among the items we found on the web. Others include a coaster set, superhero leg bands, a bracelet and greeting cards.

How to Help a Broody Hen Hatch Her Chicks

Poultry | Uncategorized |
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Is one of your hens unexpectedly setting? If you want to help this broody hen safely bring her chicks into your flock, follow these steps.

Farm Storehouse: 9 Products to Help Your Farm Run Better

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Homesteading | Large Animals | Poultry |
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A boom mower, a cordless pruner, an ATV manure spreader and an adjustable rake are among the useful items our editors found.

How to Introduce New Birds to Your Flock

Animals | Poultry | Waterfowl |
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Waterfowl behave differently than chickens, but they still have their pecking orders that you need to respect. Here's how to introduce new birds.

Chickens & Body Temperature: What You Need to Know

Animals | Poultry |
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What is a chicken's normal body temperature? It varies, based on a number of internal and external factors. These basics will help you understand.

4 Tips for Rescuing Abandoned Easter Chicks

Animals | News | Poultry |
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Unfortunately, the weeks after Easter yield lots of abandoned baby chicks. Follow these steps to care for any abandoned Easter chicks you might find in your care.

Poultry Profile: Get to Know the Wyandotte Chicken Breed

Animals | Breeds | Poultry |
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The Wyandotte is a hardy dual-purpose bird with loose, fluffy feathering that lends to its round shape.

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