Jan
29

How Green Are Chickens

admin on January 29th, 2010

With the movement toward cleaning up our environment and going green the question, “How Green Are Chickens?”, would seem to be one that many people have asked themselves, or thought about in some way. Chickens if I understand green, are

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Jan
9

Health And Other Problems With Chickens

admin on January 9th, 2010

[singlepic id=165 w=320 h=240 float=right]Because I feel that I have no qualifications to discuss health issues of poultry I will just say that I believe you should just read any poultry book as any I have seen do cover some of the primary diseases and health related problems. On the right are a few of [...]

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Jan
9

Dogs And Chickens

admin on January 9th, 2010

Over the years I have had more problems with neighborhood dogs than any other animal. The following are some of my experiences. Dogs and Chickens I think we all know that a chicken is food for just about every mammal that isn’t a strict vegetarian. I do know that if

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Jan
9

A Visitor To The Chicken House

admin on January 9th, 2010

My encounter with a skunk in the chicken house. A Visitor It was late afternoon when I got to the chicken house to gather eggs most of the time because it was when I got home from work. I grabbed a large coffee can to put the grain in and walked into the chicken house [...]

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Jan
9

Sex Linked Chickens

admin on January 9th, 2010

I built a home-made incubator and hatched some sex-links. I kept the hens and the following is my experience with them. They really are wonderful layers. Mine were from a Rhode Island Red Rooster and Plymouth Barred Rock Hens. I mention this as there are other “sex-linked” chickens. Adult Sex-Links These chicks grew and I [...]

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