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Remember butchering chickens at Grandma's? Catching the chickens, dressing them, and the fried chicken dinner later on. Processing your own poultry is a popular practice again.
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Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. If there isn't a hen to sit on the eggs, you'll need an incubator. Under the right conditions, you'll have little fluff balls in...
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Offering chickens garden scraps is a good way to cut down on waste and give the birds some variety in their diet. Fruits and vegetables -- including berries, apples, and greens -- as well as bread...
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There are two basic ways for feeding chickens. Let them eat whenever they want, or keep the feeding under control. Choose the method that works best for you.
Radio interview source: Joe Hess, Extension Poultry Specialist, Auburn University
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Beautiful and useful
Guinea fowl are beautiful and entertaining creatures. They eat insects from the yard and garden, including Japanese beetles and ticks. As Guineas graze, they also eat weed...
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Several years ago, Coleen McMurphy decided she wanted to raise chickens on her Clearwater, Kansas, acreage. When she couldn't buy the type of coop she really wanted, she and her sister, Keala...
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The next time you crack open an egg, think about where it came from. An Iowa woman has created a successful business with her poultry farm and her variety of eggs.
Radio interview source: Tai...
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Today we're featuring Andy Schneider of Atlanta, Georgia, and how he became known nationally as "The Chicken Whisperer".
Radio interview source: Andy Schneider Chicken Whisperer...
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"Country view" asks you to address subjects on which you are the expert. This month you share your poultry stories.
Not so stupid, One solitary chicken
Not so stupid
Back in the day when I was still stupid about chickens, I thought I'd get a few. This made sense since I was driving any distance and...
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"Country view" asks you to address subjects on which you are the expert. This month you share your poultry stories.
Gur, Blackie, Young perspective
Gur
Gur was my buddy. We were inseparable. She would come when I called her. I would feed her every morning, slices of bread torn into little pieces, which she...