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Processing of Rudd Rangers
We were VERY impressed with the overall experience with these Rudd Rangers! I would definitely do it again! Over 11 weeks, they consumed about 8 50lb bags of feed (plus lots of grass and bugs. It is worth noting we…
- May 28, 2020
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- The Diary of a Chicken Owner
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Adventures in Ordinance Change
During the past few years thousands of American families have started a backyard chicken flock. Bringing a breakfast’s worth of fresh eggs into the house is as prideful and delicious as growing and enjoying home grown vegetables. Gardening is legal…
- May 12, 2020
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- Chicken Care, Homesteading
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EGG-cellent Ideas For Hands-On Learning Activities
By: Shannon Latham, Enchanted Acres Spring in Iowa is synonymous with chicks, bunnies, lambs, baby goats, daffodils and tulips. This year it also brought an early spring dusting of snow at Enchanted Acres. A set of twin kids was born right…
- March 26, 2020
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- Chicken Care, Recipes
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Week 5 with Chicks
This week the chicks have officially moved outside! All 13 are now living in the chicken tractor with lots of extra space to run, play, and just be chickens. As they grew in size, they also grew in stink. Of…
- March 12, 2020
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- The Diary of a Chicken Owner, Chicken Care
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If Eggs Could Talk
Pop open a carton of grocery store eggs and all 12 of them look identical. Gleaming white and nutritious. Open a carton of eggs laid by a mixed backyard flock of hens and the eye is greeted with a delightful…
- March 12, 2020
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- Chicken Care, Egg Laying
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How to Join FFA and 4-H
As a former agriculture teacher, FFA and 4-H hold a special place in my heart, so I’m excited to share with you how you can join both of these amazing organizations. FFA and 4-H are agricultural organizations that offer so…
- March 9, 2020
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- Homesteading
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Brooders for 1st Time Chick Owners
You’ve been told that you need to set up a brooder for your chicks. But how do you set up a brooder when you aren’t even sure of what a brooder is? Don’t worry. Brooders are simple to set up…
- March 9, 2020
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- Chicken Care
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Week 4 With New Chicks
Our Rudd Ranger chicks are turning from babies into teenagers right before our eyes! They are growing more “real” feathers, and just like true teenagers, love to act silly and play rough with each other. One of their favorite things…
- March 9, 2020
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- Chicken Care, The Diary of a Chicken Owner
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To Heat or Not to Heat the Chicken Coop…
A big question on backyard chicken keepers’ minds when the snow starts to fly and the temperature start to drop is to heat the coop or not to heat the coop. Some people emphatically say no way! And other chicken…
- February 28, 2020
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- Chicken Care
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How to Keep Multiple Species of Birds Together
Let’s face the truth. Chickens are the gateway to multiple species of birds. Or was that only me? I started out with a flock of chickens, learned that it’s not that hard to keep backyard poultry, and then found myself…
- February 28, 2020
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- Chicken Care, Ducks & Fowl, Guineas, Quail, Turkeys
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Week 3 with New Chicks
This week marks the Rudd chicks’ 2nd week birthday. They are averaging 180 grams now and truly growing each day! The 13 chicks are thriving and starting to grow in some juvenile feathers. They still have lots of fluff, and…
- February 28, 2020
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- The Diary of a Chicken Owner, Chicken Care
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Treats Help Manage a Flock
Anyone who has tried to herd an escaped flock back into the coop quickly discovers that chickens have a mind of their own. Some run this way, while others go that way. Few un where their owner intends. The result…
- February 26, 2020
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- Feeding, Chicken Care
