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How Do Chickens Sleep? (Rules, meaning and tips for owners)
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How Do Chickens Sleep? (Rules, meaning and tips for owners)

Those who own backyard chickens are well aware of what their chickens do on a regular basis whenever these birds are active. But not many people have actually seen chickens in a state of inactivity or whenever they are asleep, or even know how chickens sleep. After all, it is important to know how chickens…

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How Many Chickens Should a Beginner Start With?
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How Many Chickens Should a Beginner Start With?

If you have been thinking of getting some chickens, you might not be sure how many you should get for your family. There will be constraints on your ability to provide enough space for their needs depending on your location, and there is a wise number of chickens to start out with when you are…

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Is Chicken Poop Good for Grass? (+secret tips to use it)
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Is Chicken Poop Good for Grass? (+secret tips to use it)

To create a green lawn, you’ll need to offer the right amount of nutrients. Because of this, many people opt to add chicken poop to their lawns. But is this a good idea? Chicken manure offers a concentrated dose of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous. These are essential for supporting the health of the grass….

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Can I Eat My Eggs If I Have A Rooster? (What’s different?)
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Can I Eat My Eggs If I Have A Rooster? (What’s different?)

For those who have kept their own chickens and are regularly collecting their eggs to eat them, something you probably know is that these eggs are unfertilized and are never going to hatch into chicks unless there was a rooster present in your flock. But what if you actually have a rooster around to mate…

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When to Butcher your Backyard Chickens? (Best age by breed)
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When to Butcher your Backyard Chickens? (Best age by breed)

Raising a flock of hens can benefit a family in several ways, like having fresh eggs and teaching responsibility to young children. Then there’s what to do with a hen once it stops laying eggs; should the chicken be butchered, even if it’s an older bird? Can you eat a chicken if they are older,…

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Are Hens Happier with a Rooster? (Pros and Cons)
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Are Hens Happier with a Rooster? (Pros and Cons)

Do you need to have a rooster to have happier hens? While they can still live peaceful chicken lives with a man strutting about, many raisers of these egg laying ladies feel that having a rooster around causes more problems than he keeps away. But some believe that the reduced stress and aggression among the…

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