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Optimize Your Chicken Coop & Your Flock’s Health

Animals | Equipment | Poultry |
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Adjust your coop systems by focusing on chickens' access to healthy, clean food and water as well as environmental conditions, especially temperature.

5 Essential Items for New Chicken Owners

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Are you considering starting your own backyard flock? Here are my recommendations for gear that's crucial for new chicken owners.

Chicken Chat: Chirping Chicks Made Me a Crazy Chicken Lady

Animals | Poultry |
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A visit to a farm-supply store during chick season seven years ago started a backyard flock and a passion for keeping chickens.

Poultry Profile: Get to Know the Brabanter

Animals | Breeds | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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A very old and attractive breed, the Brabanter displays a full beard in addition to a small, upright crest and muffs.

Fencing Tips: Create Secure Borders to Keep Your Chickens Safe

Animals | Poultry |
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Here's how to determine the purpose you want fencing to serve and the various types available to best protect your flock.

Decorate Yourself, Your Walls and Your Bar With These 8 Chicken-Themed Items

Animals | Poultry |
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Show your chicken pride (and humor) with this poultry décor and kitchenware we found on the web.

Buying Chicks? Watch for These 4 Afflictions

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Do you plan to starting a backyard flock or add to your existing bunch? Inspect your chicks carefully for these four life-threatening conditions.

Consider Adding These Heritage Goose, Duck & Chicken Breeds to Your Flock

Animals | Poultry | Waterfowl |
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Many of these heritage poultry breeds date back to early America, when farmers needed birds that were cold-hardy and good for eggs as well as meat.

Raw Eggs: Do They Get a Raw Deal?

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry | Recipes |
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Is it safe to eat raw eggs? I'm a professional chef, and my answer is yes. Or, no. Well, to be honest, it depends. Here's what we know.

Cooped-Up Calisthenics: Preventing Boredom in Chickens

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Chickens can get bored during winter, and that could mean trouble. Bust through boredom with these simple ideas to keep the flock active.

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.

Train Your Chicken Sitter to Ensure Your Flock’s Health & Safety

Animals | Poultry |
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Whether you're out of town or sick in bed (as I recently was), it benefits your birds to make sure your chicken sitter knows exactly what's needed and when.

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