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Health Monitoring - Case StudyI love this article! I'm always on the lookout for health issues in my twelve hens, most of which are rescues. I love how close attention you pay...- Barnette
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How Bad Are Snakes?He's beautiful! I almost got a scaleless albino male but decided to wait for a while. I love how they look without scales, they're not gross like...- Everose
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How Bad Are Snakes?Yep! He is a scaleless DH albino leucitic. He is a really friendly and curious little noodle who enjoys people watching (aka watching everyone who...- Logar
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How Bad Are Snakes?Very true! Snakes are incredibly beneficial and they would rather not interact with us in the first place so leave them be people!
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Chicken bully/chicken victim - a two-sided issueThis is a great idea, one I've often utilized in my own flock. I do have one hen who just has to live by herself now, as the three hens who pick...- HorseGirlAbby
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"Hentirement"Good article about what to do when your hens are no longer laying. Mine are reaching that point, but will definitely still have a home with me as...
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Hundreds of helpful articles covering everything you need to know about raising chickens. Choose from one of our main categories below, or start with our overview article: "How To Raise Chickens".
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How To Process A Chicken At Home
- booker81
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With the rising cost of food and especially meat, many people are looking to closer to home to start raising their food. Backyard gardens are on... -
The perch experiment
- True Patriot
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A recent posting has given me an idea to conduct an experiment on what perch types are preferred by my chickens. This will be an ongoing learning... -
Pecking! Not all pecks are equal.
- Shadrach
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Pecking; not all pecks are equal. A chicken’s beak is extremely sensitive. It is packed with tiny receptors that scientists believe provide the... -
The Great Big Giant Marek's Disease FAQ
- Nambroth
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The Great Big Giant Marek's Disease FAQ "Marek’s disease is one of the most ubiquitous avian infections; it is identified in chicken flocks... -
The Beginner's Guide to Incubation
- Pyxis
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The Beginner's Guide to Incubation This guide is intended to help people new to incubation learn how to properly incubate and hatch eggs. It... -
Rooster Flocks
- RoostersAreAwesome
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If you have too many roosters, a simple solution is to start a rooster flock. A rooster flock is a flock that consists of all roosters and no... -
Chicken First Aid Kits - Handy and Essential Supplies, and How to Use Them
- pipdzipdnreadytogo
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Chicken First Aid Kits Sometimes in chicken-keeping, things happen that no one expects. It could be a sudden disease, a squabble between birds... -
Egg Binding: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
- TwoCrows
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What is Egg Binding? Egg Binding refers to a very serious condition in any female bird that has an egg... -
Repecka Illustrates Coop Ventilation
- 3KillerBs
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Hello, humans. I'm Repecka and I'm here to teach you about coop ventilation. As you know, birds have very delicate respiratory systems. They... -
Egg Color Chart - Find Out What Egg Color Your Breed Lays
- Cats Critters
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I have seen a lot of posts lately about what color(s) a breed lays, so I made a chart to put them all together. If you have any pics to add... -
Bathing Silkies: How To Keep Them Bright & Fluffy!
- Fur-N-Fowl
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Bathing Silkies: How To Keep Them Bright & Fluffy! Do you have a Silkie that's looking grubby? Maybe you think your Silkie looks 'flat'... -
Ducks in the Garden
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As an urban farmer I decided to add ducks to my backyard organic garden design. My design called for the use of all salvaged and re-purposed... -
How to Handle the Ageing Process of Chickens
- Mountain Peeps
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Like any living creature, chickens grow old. They start out as tiny embryos inside an egg and end up as large, clucking birds full of life... -
Chicken Toys: Why They're Important & How To Provide Them!
- Banriona
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Chicken toys are important for the health and well-being of your chickens. They provide fun and activity, mental nourishment & help chickens learn... -
Incubation Humidity
- WVduckchick
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Relative Humidity (RH) “humidity” – simplified, is the amount of moisture present, relative to the amount that would be present if the air were... -
Fermenting Chicken Feed: A Straightforward Method
- PioneerChicks
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The 9 Comb Types
- Lothiriel
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1. The Single The single comb is the most common. It is a simple straight row of spikes beginning at the bird's nostrils and sweeping back its... -
Common Mistakes Poultry Keepers Make (And How to Fix Them)
- mymilliefleur
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If you ask any poultry keeper, they will probably give you a list of things they would have done differently. Everyone has made mistakes at one...