…meat while eating less feed. The main difference between production chickens and show chickens is that efficient production is not a consideration in breeds developed for exhibition. Instead, show chickens…
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174 pages, soft cover, Many beautiful cover photos of chickens doing what chickens do. Covers different breeds and varieties, coops, feeds, caring for chickens, health and showing….
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…don’t stand a chance with chickens around. Chickens destroy weeds. Whatever weeds and seeds your chickens don’t eat, they’ll scratch up or trample. Chickens produce fertilizer. Composted chicken manure makes…
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…avoid fish bones. Also do not feed your chickens any kind of processed lunch meat. Eggs Chickens like eggs, and eggs are good for chickens. But feed only cooked eggs…
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…herpes family. It affects chickens of all ages, although illness tends to be more severe in mature chickens. In the United States most cases are mild. The usual first sign…
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…chickens. This method may be appropriate if you engage in selling or buying chickens of the same age, breed, and quality as those you lost. Chickens you recently sold…
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Ducks have been called the New Chickens, in honor of their increasing popularity. But the first time-duck owner who attempts to manage ducks like chickens can be in for an…
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…instigated what has become today’s multibillion-dollar poultry industry. Look where we are now: Many Americans are prosperous enough to keep chickens solely as pets. But can backyard chickens make…
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…place them where they’ll remain in shade throughout the day. Furnishing multiple drinkers in strategic places will allow your chickens to find water without having to travel far. Chickens that…
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…on the coop floor, and especially nibbling on the toes of sleeping chickens, will disturb the chickens’ sleep, discouraging them from roosting inside. Rats are attracted by feed in troughs…
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