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Pelletized Bedding / ShavingsThank you so much for this info! I, like you, have a small flock: 6 hens and a rooster (two of these are bantam), and have been using cedar...
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Reproductive Health in ChickensSh The surgeon won’t be in contact for another week or two. My general vet has an appt set for her on Tuesday to do a post op eval. (It will be...
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Preparing hatching eggs for incubation, and hatching.Thanks for this, was very helpful, now I know why I had such bad luck when I tried to hatch eggs. Only 3 eggs hatched.
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Common egg quality problemsThank you, I will remember this. As a newbie I didn't know most of these! I appreciate this article!
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Shed Coop 2.0A nice size, well built coop. You might consider adding some hardware cloth around the bottom portion of the run to keep predators from reaching...
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Chicken Treat Chart: The Best Treats for Backyard ChickensReally good article all around, very informative. I would like for there to be some more information on citrus and why it is negative. My hens...- -Eridanus-
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Raising Cornish X for Meat – The TRUTHThank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with CX. We've had layers for years and decided this will be the year we try...- figit
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The Coop 24Just pictures isn't helpful really. It's nice but for someone to want to build this, there's no explanations of anything. A materials list, a...- Debbie292d
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Cleaning and storing fresh eggs
- sumi
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Cleaning eggs Sometimes, in spite of our efforts to provide a nice clean spot for our feathered friends to deposit the rent in, we'll get a... -
How To Tame Chickens from the Start
- Mountain Peeps
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How To Tame Chickens from the Start Many chicken keepers these days have friendly, tame flocks of birds they consider to be their pets. People... -
Nest Boxes; why do we make a sitting hens job so difficult?
- Shadrach
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Hens have been laying eggs, sitting on them and and hatching them for centuries without human interference. Considering their ancestors the jungle... -
Safely Administering Oral Medications to All Poultry and Waterfowl
- testing
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Safely administer oral meds to poultry and waterfowl with our guide. Learn tools and step-by-step instructions. Keep your birds healthy! -
Wichita Cabin Coop
- baldessariclan
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The "WICHITA CABIN COOP" A simple, secure, & easy-to-use home for any small backyard flock. 3D Computer Models and Material List... -
Chicken bully/chicken victim - a two-sided issue
- azygous
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Just as school officials often overlook the importance of dealing with the victim of bullying in a school situation, we chicken folk often neglect... -
My $10 Inexpensive DIY Fodder Tower with Dollar Tree Dish Bins
- gtaus
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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... -
Bee's key points to successful and safe free ranging.
- Beekissed
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You really need the right breeds/birds, the right rooster or dominant hen, the right place, the right dog, the right perimeter fencing(if in... -
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 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... -
The "Mod" Coop
- feathermaid
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The overall size is 3’ wide by 18’ long by 6’ tall. The coop itself is 3’x 6’x 4’ and raised 19” off the ground. Made to house 3-6 chickens... -
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... -
Sandyks Chicken Coop
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Sandy's Chicken Coup Once upon a time . . . There was this woman who wanted some chickens. Now she had some chickens, ducks and geese years ago... -
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
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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
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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...