One of the most distinguished chickens in the world, the Salmon Faverolles is a very old heritage breed that hails from France. Originally developed as a dual-use chicken, this breed has taken on a new life as one that is beloved by chicken fanciers and as a shoulder, but it’s increasingly popular with backyard owners […]
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Our chickens need rest just like we do, and just like every other animal, for that matter. It is essential that they get enough sleep in order to fight off diseases and stay healthy generally. A lack of sleep has been linked with all sorts of health problems and chickens, and just as importantly increased
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When it comes to chickens, there’s always more to learn. Each and every breed has unique characteristics that make them better suited to different climates, various conditions, and different purposes… but also, different owners. That’s right, chicken breeds have unique attitudes and temperaments, and making sure you pick the right one that will get along
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Domestic ducks usually live on a steady diet of nutritionally optimized duck or waterfowl feed. Yes, it might be boring, but there’s a good reason for this: Ducks need a correctly calibrated diet of macro- and micronutrients in order to thrive and live their best life. And while duck feed can handle almost every requirement
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It doesn’t take much in the way of imagination or research to learn that chickens are the most popular livestock species in the world. With demand for both meat and eggs growing continually in pretty much every country around the globe, there’s no shortage of our feathered friends running around. But have you ever stopped
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If you’ve been paying any attention on the internet, you’ve noticed that people are getting a lot of views off of videos that show them feeding all sorts of everyday fruits and veggies to their animals, including their ducks. The assumption is that the caring owner knows what they’re doing and isn’t giving them anything
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Isn’t it fun how every group of animals gets a fun name? A pack of wolves, a pride of lions, a pod of whales. Even among different bird species, they get all sorts of interesting names. From a flamboyance of flamingos to a murder of crows, a parliament of owls to a company of parrots.
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Chickens are among the best and easiest livestock animals to keep. Even a small backyard flock of chickens can keep your family flush with fresh eggs and stocked with high-quality, organic meat. And the numbers speak for themselves: the popularity of chicken keeping is rising across the nation! And the great news is that, out
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Like so many other enterprises in life, when you get into raising chickens, the lingo comes at you fast and furious. One term you’ve doubtlessly seen used in the context of hatching eggs and raising chicks is a brooder. Broody hens, brooding, brooder box; what does it all mean!? It’s just chicken lingo you need
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Ducks enjoy a pretty varied diet whether they are in the wild or a domestic setting, but like so many animals, they tend to fall into a pattern of eating mostly mainstay items with a few other foods as supplements. This is certainly true for domestic ducks, particularly, which often live on a diet of
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