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Now We Can Debunk All Those Misconceptions We Have Heard !

Posted on February 16, 2013

by Liz Hessen of For the Love of Chicken Poop We took on our flock of backyard chickens for humane reasons. We knew ours would be well cared for and in return give us healthy eggs. Because all the researching, reading, asking, talking and looking, starts way before you get chicks (or should) it has […]

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Instinct? Interesting!

Posted on May 15, 2012

by Meredith Chilson Photos by author The newest additions to our poultry flock arrived safely a week ago. The dozen chicks have adjusted nicely to living within a cardboard corral and, as it is with all babies, I can’t believe how fast they are growing and changing! We’ve spent a big chunk of time watching […]

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