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Mobile Processing Units Help Small Farmers Find Profit in Poultry

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Mobile processing units are portable setups with equipment to process chickens for meat. The low-cost method lets farmers handle their own poultry harvests.

Poultry Science: Build a Better Chicken Coop

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The design and cost of a coop varies with needs and budget. This light, mobile coop lets chickens spend days roaming fenced areas and nights secured inside.

4 Ways to Protect Your Chickens & Yourself From Coyotes

Animals | Poultry |
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Coyotes are becoming more common throughout the U.S., and they're showing up during daylight hours. Here's what you can do.

Coop Builder: Preparing for Predators

Animals | Poultry |
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Predators that climb, dig, fly and reach through fencing require different means of prevention. Here's how to guard your chickens against which ones.

Shutterclucks: Our Editors Choose Readers’ Best Chicken Photos

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Chickens editors asked for photos, and readers sent them in. Here are some of the best.

4 Tips for Buying Chickens Late in the Season

Animals | Poultry |
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Looking to increase your flock? When buying chickens, familiarize yourself with these factors before deciding on any autumn poultry offering.

Chicken Chat: A Rescue Rooster Made A Chicken-Keeper Out Of Me

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Many stray animals made their way into my backyard—and my care—in northern Florida. A one-eyed rooster I named Cogburn was the first of my chickens.

Nutrition Matters: How To Add Supplements To Chickens’ Diet

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Extras such as grains, scraps and greens should be kept to certain levels, while grit and calcium are supplements that should be available at all times.

4 Tips On Buying Eggs When Your Hens Aren’t Laying

Animals | Poultry |
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Are you headed for the holidays with no eggs in the nestbox? Follow these steps to ensure you're stocked up for your seasonal baking and feasting.

Holistic Henhouse: Flower Essences Help Chicken Health

Animals | Poultry |
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Flower essences are natural, nontoxic, inexpensive remedies that can help keep chickens healthy and aid with certain ailments.

Egg Oddities: A Guide To Irregular Eggs

Animals | Poultry |
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Do you find eggs that are unusually large? Eggs with two yolks? Eggs with odd shells, thin shells or no shells? Our guide to irregular eggs will explain.

5 Gift Ideas For The Chicken Lover In Your Life

Animals | Poultry |
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Forget the rooster kitchen towels and the egg-shaped egg timer. Here are some items that your poultry person can really use.

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