You may have noticed a rise in the number of people you know adopting the hobby of backyard chickens. Whether it be the desire for nutritious eggs, sustainable living, or to have a hobby to relinquish boredom, adding chickens to…
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Why Keeping Backyard Chickens Is Important
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New Video: The API® 3 Gallon Heated Poultry Fount
With temperatures dropping, the API® 3 Gallon Heated Poultry Fount will provide your poultry with fresh water all winter long! Keeping water ice-free down to -5°F, this waterer will be a great addition for your flock for the upcoming winter.…
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New Video: The Little Giant® Galvanized High Capacity Poultry Feeder
Wanting an easy way to feed your poultry? The Little Giant® Galvanized High Capacity Poultry Feeder allows you to easily and safely store and dispense up to 25 lbs. of mash, pellet or crumble feed. Your poultry can now have…
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How to Pick a Healthy Chick
Chick Days are approaching and when you walk into any farm and ranch store, you’ll soon be greeted with fuzzy, adorable peeping chicks. Who can resist?! But before you scoop up your chicks, you’ll want to make sure you’re choosing…
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Preparing for Baby Chicks
As the hatchery catalogs begin to arrive in mailboxes, gears start turning for all the new and experienced hobbyists. Spring is an important time to establish a new flock of birds or add to your existing flock. But, what exactly…
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