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Want Blue Eggs? Pick These Chicken Breeds!
Add to Favorites Reading Time: 6 minutes Let’s face it, having backyard chickens is popular, but still pretty unique for most folks. Why not step up the unique a notch and go beyond the standard brown...
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Dos and Don’ts When Protecting Chickens from Predators
Add to Favorites Reading Time: 5 minutes Besides providing basic care for your flock, protecting chickens from predators tops the must-do list for a chicken keeper. When thinking about the onslaught...
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How Cold is Too Cold for Chickens in Winter? — Chickens in a Minute Video
Add to Favorites Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s a common question that even long-time chicken keepers ask. How cold is too cold for chickens in winter? It’s reasonable to wonder, given that we’re...
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Prebiotics and Probiotics for Chickens
Add to Favorites Reading Time: 3 minutes When chicken keepers get their birds, they often wonder what to feed chickens. It’s probably the first question most newcomers ask. They naturally concentrate...
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The Veterinary Feed Directive – Five Years Later
Add to Favorites On January 1, 2017, the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) went into effect. If it’s something you’ve never heard of, you’re not alone, but it’s something to keep in mind if you ever...
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How to Protect Chickens from Hawks
Add to Favorites Reading Time: 4 minutes When I walked out to the chicken coop and looked up, I was horrified to see a red-tailed hawk calmly eating one of my White Leghorns. When the hawk spotted me,...
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How to Keep Owls Away From Chickens
Add to Favorites Reading Time: 5 minutes While not the most likely of chicken predators, owls can sometimes pose a threat. Learn how to keep owls away from chickens and how to appreciate the benefits...
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Meet the Top 15 Best Brown Egg Layers
Add to Favorites Reading Time: 8 minutes Brown egg layers consistently appear on best egg layer lists and can be the backbone of a productive backyard flock, many laying more than 200 eggs per year....
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10 Hilarious Chicken Questions (Like Why Are Some Eggs Brown?)
Add to Favorites Reading Time: 4 minutes We recently asked our Facebook fans to tell us some of the funniest questions they’ve heard from folks that don’t raise backyard chickens. We heard some great...
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What Causes Double Yolk Eggs and Other Odd Eggs?
Add to Favorites Reading Time: 4 minutes As spring chicks start to grow up and lay eggs, odds are you may find a double yolk egg in your egg collecting basket. To be clear, double yolk eggs are just...
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