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A Beginner’s Guide to Raising Backyard Chickens*
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How to Use Probiotics to Keep Chickens Healthy
// ]]> by K.J. Theodore of ShagbarkBantams.com What the heck are probiotics? PROBIOTICS are a dietary supplement that increase the population of the ‘good’ bacteria (micro flora), which are needed...
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All About Breeding Chickens
// ]]> History of Chicken Breeds/Breeding All domestic chicken breeds (scientific name – gallus domesticus) originated from the Red Asian Jungle Fowl. Believe it or not, your funky frizzle bird or...
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Preventing and Handling the Coccidiosis Disease
// ]]> by K.J. Theodore of www.shagbarkbantams.com Amprolium shortage? Why are you worried? I’m not. That’s because I practice prevention. And if there’s anything to practice prevention for, it’s...
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Chicken Health and Stress Management
// ]]> by K.J. Theodore of Shagbarkbantams.com They don’t call them “CHICKEN” for nothing! STRESS is a big factor in determining the overall health of our birds. Stress comes in many forms and...
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Preventing Upper Respiratory Fungal Infections in Your Chickens
// ]]> Upper Respiratory Fungal Infections by K.J. Theodore of Shagbarkbantams.com Don’t count those unexplained occasional deaths unexplained deaths as routine… There’s a reason for most of those...
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What a Chicken’s Body and Internal Biological System Looks Like
// ]]> Structure of a chicken, part one and two by Tokushi Tanaka, State and Area Poultry Specialist Structurally, birds are among the most highly specialized vertebrates. Their structure includes...
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Raising Chickens: Broody Hens
// ]]> The term “broody hen” basically means a hen who sits on her eggs for the purpose of hatching them. It doesn’t matter if the eggs are fertile or not; she’ll sit on them and get that...
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Evaluating Egg-Laying Hens
// ]]> Editor’s note: If you’re raising backyard chickens for eggs, you’ll notice that your hens will slowly stop laying eggs over time. In an effort to save money, space and time, you may wish to...
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How to Protect Your Chickens with a DIY Electric Dog Fence
Backyard chickens are vulnerable to many different predators, and when you also have pet dogs, the threat can come from even closer to home. Raising chickens in the same area that your pet dogs roam...
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