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Article '10 Backyard Poultry Breeds That Thrive Without Fancy Housing'- BYC Project Manager
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Wholesome home-made chicken feed, without sweat, tears, a calculator, or deep pockets.Hi Perris, I'm just starting on my chicken journey and found this excellent information. I feed my horse & dog straights so wanted to do the same...
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10 Backyard Poultry Breeds That Thrive Without Fancy HousingSome of my personal favorite breeds are here (particularly the Sussex and Rhode Island Red)! This article may be encouraging to anyone thinking...- N F C
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Katies coopThanks! And yeah not much inside it right now but I know when I was looking at reviews for the kit I wish I had been able to see what the inside...- Echelontheory101
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Can Chickens Eat Organ Meat?Garlic mustard is trying VERY hard to take over my back yard. Luckily, it comes up easily, roots and all - and my chickens LOVE the stuff!- MROO
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10 Backyard Poultry Breeds That Thrive Without Fancy HousingInformative, enjoyable read! A great article especially for a new chicken keeper! I enjoyed it! 🙂
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10 Backyard Poultry Breeds That Thrive Without Fancy HousingThis will be such a helpful article for folks wondering which chickens are the hardiest and easiest to please. I love that link to the Chicken...- Debbie292d
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10 Backyard Poultry Breeds That Thrive Without Fancy HousingNice review of some old time favorite breeds and their simple housing needs. I especially like the links to the Breed Focus threads for additional...
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Katies coopLooks like a nice coop made from a greenhouse kit. Some photos taken while it was being built would have been a nice addition to the article as...
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Katies coopHi, your coop is beautiful and looks like it works great for you and the chickens. You gave a good description and details in it too. Great job!
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Housing & Feeding Your Flock
Your flock needs a safe and comfortable home as well as proper nutrition. This section covers everything you need to know from chicken treats and layer pellets to proper coop building, care, and maintenance. Also, check out our thousands of chicken coops here!
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Chicken Treat Chart: The Best Treats for Backyard Chickens
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CHICKEN TREATS This is a list of almost everything you can feed a chicken. However, everybody's chickens have their own tiny brains full of... -
How Much Room Do Chickens Need?
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I don’t believe in magic numbers for chickens. We keep them in so many different conditions, in different climates, with different flock make-ups... -
How To Raise Mealworms
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How to raise mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) Everyone who has a small flock of chickens should raise mealworms, not because they need them, but... -
Accessorizing Your Run- How to Make Your Run More Fun For Your Chickens
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Today many urban chickens are not able to free-range, they are confined to a run. Many people do not have enough space to let their chickens... -
Chicken Coop Ventilation - Go Out There And Cut More Holes In Your Coop!
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Patandchickens' Big Ol' PageVENTILATION Or, Go out there and cut more holes in your coop! Now! Really truly! Why is ventilation such a big... -
Wholesome home-made chicken feed, without sweat, tears, a calculator, or deep pockets.
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Introduction This article is written in response to several requests to write up how I make my own chicken feed for my flock of heritage and rare... -
My $10 Inexpensive DIY Fodder Tower with Dollar Tree Dish Bins
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I have been reading great things about making barley fodder for the chickens. After much thinking, I decided to build my own fodder tower out of... -
The perch experiment
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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... -
Fermenting Chicken Feed: A Straightforward Method
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Fermenting is a simple process which involves soaking chicken feed then feeding it to your chickens. It is similar to a sourdough starter! And... -
Repecka Illustrates Coop Ventilation
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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... -
To Insulate or Not to Insulate...
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To Insulate or Not to Insulate… That is the question we are faced with when first starting out with chickens. Three winters ago I was new to... -
Chicken Toys: Why They're Important & How To Provide Them!
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What Are Chicken Toys? You’re probably already giving your chickens “toys” without realizing it. Any activity that encourages natural chicken... -
Cold Weather Poultry Housing and Care
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A How-to Article Part 1: building a coop Part 2: cold weather care Part 3: poultry and breed selection Link to my three coop pages... -
Using Deep Bedding in a Small Coop
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When first reading about chicken keeping a new chicken owner is certain to hear many claims that a particular method is the Absolute Ultimate in... -
Deep Litter Method - The Easiest Way To Deal With Chicken Litter
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The Deep Litter Method DLM is basically a method in which you allow your coop litter to build up over a period of time. As the chicken manure and... -
Using Sand In Your Chicken Coop
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Using Sand as a floor covering in my coops has been one of the BEST decisions I have made in terms of how to properly care for my chickens... -
How To Fix A Muddy Run Chicken Coop
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Pat's Big Ol' Mud Page: How to Fix A Muddy Run When chickens spend a bunch of time in one area, a common consequence is bare dirt, which in wet... -
Grass for Chickens-Taking a look at the natural health benefit provided by this everyday green
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Grass for Chickens-Taking a look at the natural health benefit provided by this everyday green...