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Beat Supply Shortages With Home Chicken Processing

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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With supply-chain shortages causing price hikes and empty shelves, there's never been a better time to learn home chicken processing yourself.

Making Your Kit Coop Winter Ready, Part One

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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While many chicken breeds do fine in cold weather, sub-zero winter temps require some keeper intervention, especially if you use an assemble-yourself coop kit.

How To Choose & Start Heating With A Woodstove

Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Curious about heating with wood? Here's what you should know, from buying a woodstove to installation requirements and more.

Pros & Cons Of Electric Farm Tools & Machines

Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Traditionally, farm and yard tools have been powered by gasoline engines, but battery improvements have led to the development of capable electric tools.

Breed Profile: Get To Know Harlequin Sheep

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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A recent addition to the miniature sheep world, the versatile and easy-to-handle Harlequin is a perfect animal for small and hobby farms.

Evaluating Sheep Body Condition Before Breeding Season

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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It's time to start thinking about spring breeding season. So evaluate your flock's body condition now to determine which sheep to keep through the winter.

Recipe: Enjoy This Orange Blossom Cocktail By The Coop!

Farm & Garden | Food | Poultry | Recipes |
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After feeding time in the coop, make it cocktail hour with this recipe for a delicious orange blossom slush, excerpted from "Drinking With Chickens."

Spoil Your Chickens & Yourself With CoopCrate

Animals | Farm & Garden | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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CoopCrate is a subscription-based service for chicken-keepers that delivers chicken treats, fun surprises and coop essentials on a monthly basis.

Discover African Geese & Cadillac Carrots At The Shiloh Farm

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry | Uncategorized | Waterfowl |
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Noah Young from the Nebraska-based Shiloh Farm tells us how empty supermarket shelves during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic inspired him to take matters into his own hands.

Ease Chicken Stress With These Hen-Calming Tips

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Homesteading | Poultry |
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Eliminate natural and manmade stresses to put your hens at ease and to ensure consistent laying. Here are some pointers for cutting stress in the chicken coop and run.

From The Herb Garden: Thyme Is Terrific! 

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Be sure to make time for thyme! This savory herb grows easily and is useful as both a health aid and a flavorful cooking ingredient in the kitchen.

A Handmade Measuring Stick For Planting Trees

Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Sometimes, the best tool for a job is one you craft yourself. Such is the case with a handmade measuring stick I use for planting trees.

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