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Choosing the Right Chicken Breed: A Guide for Beginners Choosing the right chicken breed is a decision that will have a big impact on your flock’s success By considering your primary purpose (eggs, meat, or both), your local climate, the amount of space available, and the chickens' temperament, you can make a well-informed choice that will set you up for a productive and enjoyable chicken-raising
How To Raise Chickens Raising Chickens 101 – All the info you need to get started raising chickens Choosing a breed, hatching eggs, building a perfect coop more!
What Is The Life Expectancy of Chickens? - BackYard Chickens A heritage chicken is one that has been naturally raised and bred, while a hybrid chicken is one that has been selectively bred for specific traits Chickens of heritage are naturally capable of laying eggs and their egg-laying cycle may last two or three years, or even longer On the other hand, hybrid chickens lay hard and then fizzle out
Bird Flu: What You Need To Know - BackYard Chickens Bird flu symptoms Among the difficulties with avian flu is that it can infect healthy chickens that initially show no symptoms of the disease So healthy chickens can spread the virus, and you won't be able to see the difference between healthy chickens and infected chickens However, infected chickens are likely to be dead within a few hours of getting highly pathogenic avian influenza You
Common Chicken Sayings Idioms Other Funny Things We Say Chicken Idioms and other Funny Things We Say We've been amazed at how many common everyday sayings originated from people who owned and raised chickens Who would have thought that the lowly chicken was so interwoven into our everyday lives