The Chicken Swap Meet

By Leigh - A chicken swap is basically a gathering of people at a predetermined location for the purpose of buying, selling and trading poul...

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The Dorking - An Ancient Breed with an Uncertain Future

By Karen -   The Dorking is an ancient breed tracing it's lineage all the way back to the Roman Empire and the birth of Christ. It was ...

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Do You Speak Chicken? Flock Social Behavior and How Chickens Communicate

By Leigh -   OK - so I'm not exactly the Rosetta Stone of the chicken world, but I think most people who keep poultry in a natural sett...

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Mel's Magnificent Mansion... For Chickens!

By Mel - I have been accused of "overbuilding" most of my life. I think I might have, this time, too. However... I know we have w...

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Are Your Chicken Eggs Fresh Enough To Eat? The Float Test.

At first you think your hens aren't laying like they used to. Fewer and fewer eggs appear in the nest box. And then one day you decide t...

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