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Chickens, Best Backyard Egg Laying Hen Breeds

Great information for new backyard egg farmers. A chart shows you which chicken breeds will perform best in urban conditions. Backyard city chickens are a great sustainable food source for eggs!

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Dukan Diet Recipes - Chicken and Poultry

The Dukan Diet was one of the most popular diet and lifestyle plans of 2010 and as it says on the cover "Five million French People can't be wrong".  With the North American launch in April it looks as if this populatarity will be continuing in...

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Top 10 Favourite Rare Heritage Chicken Breeds and Why!

If you are choosing a heritage chicken breed, we think these are the 10 best breeds. We chose them based on friendliness, hardiness, beauty and beauty of the eggs.

8 comments    pets chicken eggs
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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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Silkie Chicken Facts: A Furry Chicken

"Silkie Bantam Chickens are an incredibly unique breed of chicken, adorned with more fancy features than any other breed." ... silkies certainly have the ability to enchant.

22 comments    poultry marco polo bantan silkie
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10 Ways to Keep Your Chickens Safe from Predators

Nothing is more upsetting for the family than finding dead or injured chickens attacked by predators. Here is information on protecting your birds while building henhouses and also afterwards how to beef up security, while allowing them freedom in the daytime.

1 comment    safety chicken chickens
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Comedy And Funny Stories: My Own Funny Story About Diving Into A Swimming Pool

My funny story about diving into a swimming pool as a teenager.

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Coccidiosis in Chickens-What to do if you have chicks dying with runny, frothy or bloody poops.

This is a practical article on what you can do to identify, treat and prevent Common Coccidiosis outbreaks in your backyard flock. If you have young chickens and chicks pooping blood and dying, please read on. Coccidiosis can be fatal for young 2-8 week old chicks if left untreated.

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Dust Bath in Your Henhouses - Why do Chickens need to Dustbath?

Most henhouses plans and information don't mention this juicy tidbit. A neat little dust-bath in the corner of the henhouse has a number of pleasant effects for your chickens. I am writing this to urge you to put a dustbath in each of your poultry coops and I will show you why and how.

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Eggs-Free Range Or Free Reign

Are all eggs equal? The incredible edible egg. We have all heard this phrase at one time or another. Eggs have been around since the beginning of time. The old riddle of who came first, the chicken or the egg has seemingly propegated the species...

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