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Top Ten Dean Koontz Books

Of all the writers and published writers in the wide world one is my absolute favorite. That one is none other than Dean R. Koontz. Mr. Koontz has been writing novels, short stories, and the like since 1968 when his first book “Star Quest” was...

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Bantam Chickens

Bantam chickens have been domesticated for centuries. In fact, they are one of the oldest known domestic animals. Marco Polo wrote about banties in his journal. While all bantams are chickens, not all chickens are banties.

48 comments    poultry bantams bantam breed
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Game Chickens: What Are They?

Game chickens are not an actual breed of chicken, rather they are a group of various breeds that retain many of the features of wild chickens. If you are like most people, chances are you have never heard of the wild chickens that inhabit the...

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Top 10 Chicken Breeds For Your Backyard

Orpington are the well mannered,cool and calm of the poultry family. Cornish chickens, great for limited space or free - range pastures. Plymoth Rocks,great for both meat and brown eggs. Australorps Buckeye's tolerate the Northern climates and cold...

3 comments    raising chickens chicken feed
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Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

Prototype superhero Doc Savage, The Man of Bronze. Doc was the inspiration of a lot of the early superheroes, including Superman.

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How to Tips on Raising Free Range Chickens

Free range chickens as the name suggests are chickens that are allowed to "free range" over a large area with no obvious fences. This is opposed to "caged" where the chickens are penned into a defined area usually by chicken wire. Free range chicken...

1 comment    chicken chickens bantam
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Taming Wild Roosters

There are bee charmers and horse whisperers, and then there are those who can tame a rooster. From the very moment I met the rooster tamer, I was both jealous and in awe. Admittedly, I tend to be a...

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How to feed and care for chickens

Now I know you have read many stories on how to feed and care for chickens. The real truth to the story is,It can become real expensive if you buy more chickens then you have room for,plus the cost of feed is around $14.00 for a 50 pound bag. ...

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Silkie Chicken Colors in Pictures

View different Silkie chicken colors while reading interesting tidbits of information about this unique chicken breed.

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Raising Light Brahma Chickens

I have been raising chickens over five years and have worked with many breeds of poultry. Most people start out in search of a good egg layer and think nothing about the personalities of the chicken. Same with me. My husband brought home some...

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