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The Trouble with Backyard Chickens
The backyard chicken movement is gaining a lot of momentum, but those home-grown hens may not be as humane as you think. When you compare your backyard hens to the horrific images we see of factory…
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What is an Egg to a Chicken?
Chickens, like all animals, have a language unique to their species. Each sequence of sounds that they chirp, cluck and crow has a social, emotional or personal meaning. And if you spend enough time a…
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A Quick Guide to Raising Backyard Chickens
Photo: Kippen House coops are handmade and feature living roof gardens. They're available in the Seattle area. Have you ever considered raising backyard chickens? Whether you live in a rural area, …
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Raising Hens at Home
By Jordan Laio, Networx You don't need to be a farmer to have chickens. Keeping chickens for eggs in an urban setting is fun and educational for kids (and adults), provides companionship and acces…
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A Cool Tool for Choosing Backyard Chicken Breeds
As more people seek fresh, more healthful food and a sense of self-sufficiency, interest in keeping backyard chickens is growing. Chickens are the perfect "gateway" livestock, often showing would-b…
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The Magic of Chickens
If Harvey Ussery were stranded on a desert island and could bring only one thing, he would bring a flock of chickens. "They would feed themselves by foraging over the island, keep me supplied with eg…
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The Joy of Hobby Farming
Laugh, learn and listen to the Green Divas Radio Show & Podcast! BIG news about the Green Divas Radio Show -- We are moving the live show to a new studio and now we'll be streaming live, podcas…
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Singing with Goats and Urban Homesteading
Laugh, learn and listen to the Green Divas Radio Show & Podcast! Our guest Green Diva, Barbara Taylor did an awesome job - not that we took it easy on her with a light schedule or anything . . …
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Build a Backyard Chicken Coop
by Lucy Stone, Networx Building a backyard chicken coop is one of the best investments you'll ever make. Not only will it allow you to produce fresh, self-sustaining organic eggs everyday, but t…
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The Green Dish: Eggs in the City
As I’ve said before, these nature-loving heels of mine are stubbornly stuck in the concrete sidewalks of Brooklyn. But if there was one thing, just one thing, that could seduce me away to country lif…
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