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Find The Right Chicken Breed For Your Personality

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Our picks for the Class of 2017 include chicken breeds for multiple lifestyles.

Outfit Your Coop With An Automatic Door

Animals | Poultry |
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By installing an automatic door on your coop, you don't have to be home when it's time to put the chickens to bed.

Holistic Chicken Keeping 101

Animals | Poultry |
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Natural health doesn't have to just apply to your life—you can practice holistic care with your chickens, too.

Bedding: 11 Options for Your Chicken Coop & Run

Animals | Poultry |
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Coops and runs differ in space, flock size and weather. Here are bedding options to consider and how to tell which is right for your situation.

Chicken Mating: The Farm’s 50 Shades Of “Display”

Animals | Poultry |
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Let's hope no one ever makes a romantic movie about the mating behavior of hens and roosters.

Choose The Right Goose Breed For The Job

Animals | Poultry |
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Before selecting a goose breed for your farm, take note of the job you want it to perform.

How to Sell Eggs for Hatching

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry |
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Your hens can offer another form of income: You can sell their eggs to other farmers for hatching. Here's what to consider.

Keep Your Chickens Safe & Healthy This Winter

Animals | Poultry |
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Focusing on your birds' diet and coop design will keep them thriving even in cold weather.

The Basics of Chicken Nutrition

Animals | Poultry |
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To keep your chickens at peak performance, you need to make sure their nutritional requirements are being met.

4 Considerations When Pricing Hatching Eggs

Animals | Poultry |
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Don’t undercut yourself when starting a business to sell hatching eggs.

6 Winter Boredom Busters For Ducks & Geese

Poultry | Waterfowl |
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Especially during the winter, provide your waterfowl with entertainment to discourage bad behaviors and promote bonding.

4 Pastured Poultry Problems—And How To Avoid Them

Poultry
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Pasturing your flock is good for the birds, but you have to keep your pastures in top-top shape.

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