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Insects
Build a Black Soldier Fly Larvae Farm
communitychickens.com - Maat van Uitert
Want an easy (and free) way to feed your hens? Have you heard of black soldier fly larvae? Not sure what the big deal is? In this article, I’ll show …
mei 19
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West Africa
Tick Eaters and Watchdogs: How Guineas Can Benefit You
communitychickens.com - Audrey Stallsmith
Why keep guineas? After all, they’re so strange-looking that one of the men who delivered our dishwasher refused to get out of the truck. His partner …
mei 8
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Rotational Grazing with Backyard Flocks
communitychickens.com - Jonathon Engels
Rotational grazing is a common practice in sustainable, large-acreage farming. The basic idea behind it is that, if farmers keep their animals moving …
april 28
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Turkey Talk: 5 Things to Know About Pet Turkeys
communitychickens.com - Kaylee Vaughn
Pet turkeys?! While it may seem a bit unconventional, keeping turkeys as pets is becoming more popular. And it’s easy to see why! Turkeys are …
april 16
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5 Tips for Gardening with Free Range Chickens
communitychickens.com - Kaylee Vaughn
I love my free range chickens. And I love my garden! Unfortunately, though, the two don’t always get along! Chickens can quickly destroy a garden. …
april 16
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How Coronavirus is Affecting Chicken Owners
communitychickens.com - Michele Cook
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting everyone. Parents suddenly find themselves homeschooling their children, fights are breaking out over toilet …
april 9
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A new way to hard boil eggs!
communitychickens.com - Carrie Miller
Like most everyone else that has fresh eggs, I struggle with peeling after hard boiling them. I have tried all the traditional and unique approaches. …
april 2
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Incubating Coturnix Quail Eggs
communitychickens.com - Kelly Bohling
Incubating and hatching your own quail is rewarding for you and your family. (All photos by author.) Hatching Japanese Coturnix quail can be a …
maart 31
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Common Chick Deformities
communitychickens.com - Carrie Miller
Acquiring baby chicks is always exciting! But what happens when a chick doesn’t turn out as planned and a deformity is present? When it comes to …
maart 31
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Grit - BACKYARD CHICKENS BEYOND THE BASICS
grit.com
A must-have for every backyard chicken keeper, Backyard Chickens Beyond the Basics goes beyond introductory lessons and explores the realities of …
maart 31
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Back to Basics: The Benefits of Backyard Chickens
communitychickens.com - Kaylee Vaughn
We are all familiar with the concept of Victory Gardens, but did you realize that backyard chickens were also important in the “fight on the home …
maart 29
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5 Chicken Care Tips for Springtime
communitychickens.com - Kaylee Vaughn
As the snow begins to melt and the crocus start to push up through the earth, there’s no denying that Spring has finally come! It can be a very busy …
maart 27
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Difficult chicken decisions
communitychickens.com - Traci DeLore
Blogger Traci DeLore covers how to make some of the difficult decisions we need to make as chicken owners. Visions of backyard chickens don’t usually …
maart 26
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Housing Coturnix Quail
communitychickens.com - Alexandra Douglas
Home is where the quail are. With modern farming, there are many ways to raise an animal. There isn’t a right or wrong way, rather, we all learn what …
maart 26
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Winter Chicken Care
communitychickens.com - Community Chickens
A few precautions will keep your chickens safe and warm during winter. Caring for your backyard poultry flock in winter can be especially …
maart 16
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Predators and Coop Doors
communitychickens.com - Community Chickens
Predators can’t be avoided, but coop doors can help. -Advertisement- If you’ve had chickens for very long, there’s a good possibility that you’ve …
maart 13
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Keeping a mixed flock
communitychickens.com - Traci DeLore
Mixing it up, birds of different feathers CAN flock together. Keeping a mixed flock is a thought bound to cross your mind when those spring chicks …
maart 12
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Not a Tough Egg to Crack: Guinea Incubation
communitychickens.com - Audrey Stallsmith
Craft your own guinea incubator, and learn how to troubleshoot their hatching. (All photos by author.) Having incubated guineas three times now, I …
maart 11
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Free Water and Free Yourself
communitychickens.com - Frank Hyman
Make sure your chickens have clean and free water with this DIY waterer idea stolen… uh… borrowed from Frank Hyman. Water, water everywhere, but not …
maart 9
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5 Gentle Chicken Breeds, Perfect for Children on the Spectrum
communitychickens.com - Maat van Uitert
Maat van Uitert recommends calm, friendly chicken breeds to work with kids. For children, building a relationship with a pet can help them develop …
maart 2
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Our 1st Experience Raising Meat Chickens
communitychickens.com - Kaylee Vaughn
Have you ever wanted to try raising meat chickens for your family? Learn some of the ups and downs from blogger Kaylee Vaughn’s experiences. After …
maart 2
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How to Build a Dropping Board
communitychickens.com - Liz Fulghum
Movable boards for poultry droppings help with cleanup and let you use chicken manure for composting. Liz Fulghum explains how to easily build a drop …
februari 24
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Moving With Chickens
communitychickens.com - Michele Cook
On a whim, my husband decided to apply for a job…2400 miles from our current home. For some reason, he was shocked when the company contacted him for …
februari 22
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Names for chickens
communitychickens.com - Traci DeLore
Do your chickens have names? The first of my chickens that I ever named were the original six Cornish cross meat birds we raised. As a farm kid, I’ve …
februari 20
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Uncle Sam and the Government’s View on Poultry
communitychickens.com - Matt Wilkinson
Laws tend to be about following rules, something that many homesteaders aren’t necessarily keen on embracing. Matt Wilkinson shares his take on …
februari 19
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White Chicken Chili (YUM)
communitychickens.com - Carrie Miller
Try out Carrie Miller’s White Chicken Chili for a spicy treat and warm alternative to red chilis. White chicken chili can be made on the stove or in …
februari 14
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Chicken Processing Regulations
communitychickens.com - Joel Salatin
Joel Salatin (aka Chicken Man), Author of Pastured Poultry Profits, writes about the pros and cons of U.S. government poultry processing regulations. …
februari 12
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Hatching and Brooding Chicks
communitychickens.com - Community Chickens
Tricks and tips for hatching chicks with incubators and moving them to brooders. You can read about incubators at Taking the Guesswork Out of …
februari 12
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When Hens Stop Laying
communitychickens.com - Michele Cook
Summer was warm, the days were long, and you got used to having lots of eggs. Then your hens stopped laying. Michele Cook looks at the many different …
februari 12
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Build Your Own Quail Brooder
communitychickens.com - Kelly Bohling
Nurture your nascent covey in this cozy hand-built brooder box by Kelly Bohling. All photos by author. Getting Started and Re-Purposing I’ve used …
februari 10