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Best Chickens for Laying Eggs: Hybrid Breeds Vs...

Best Chickens for Laying Eggs: Hybrid vs. Heritage Raising chickens for fresh eggs is a delightful pursuit, and selecting the...

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Rhode Island Red Chicken: The Ultimate Guide

Welcome to our journey into the fascinating world of Rhode Island Red chickens, a breed that has earned its place...

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Australorp Chicken: The Ultimate Guide

Few chicken breeds evoke the charm and utility of the Australorp, a breed that has left a mark on poultry...

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White Crested Black Polish Chicken Breed

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Polish Chicken Breed: The Complete Guide

In the realm of poultry, few breeds capture the imagination quite like the Polish chicken. With its regal crest of...

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Speckled Sussex Chicken: The Complete Guide

The Speckled Sussex boasts a delightful personality that has won the hearts of chicken enthusiasts worldwide. Join us as we...

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How to Tell a Rooster from a Hen.

"Cluck cluck or cock-a-doodle-doo? How to tell a rooster from a hen? Whether you're an experienced poultry enthusiast or a...

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Olive Egger Chicken Breed: The Ultimate Guide

The Olive Egger chicken breed, with their stunning plumage and unique egg colors, have taken the poultry world by storm....

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Easter Egger Chicken: The Complete Guide

Easter Egger chickens are popular among backyard chicken keepers because they are easy to care for, have friendly personalities, and...

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Best Chickens for Laying Eggs: Hybrid Breeds Vs...

Best Chickens for Laying Eggs: Hybrid vs. Heritage Raising chickens for fresh eggs is a delightful pursuit, and selecting the...

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Rhode Island Red Chicken: The Ultimate Guide

Welcome to our journey into the fascinating world of Rhode Island Red chickens, a breed that has earned its place...

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Australorp Chicken: The Ultimate Guide

Few chicken breeds evoke the charm and utility of the Australorp, a breed that has left a mark on poultry...

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Polish Chicken Breed: The Complete Guide

In the realm of poultry, few breeds capture the imagination quite like the Polish chicken. With its regal crest of...

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Speckled Sussex Chicken: The Complete Guide

The Speckled Sussex boasts a delightful personality that has won the hearts of chicken enthusiasts worldwide. Join us as we...

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How to Tell a Rooster from a Hen.

"Cluck cluck or cock-a-doodle-doo? How to tell a rooster from a hen? Whether you're an experienced poultry enthusiast or a...

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Olive Egger Chicken Breed: The Ultimate Guide

The Olive Egger chicken breed, with their stunning plumage and unique egg colors, have taken the poultry world by storm....

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Easter Egger Chicken: The Complete Guide

Easter Egger chickens are popular among backyard chicken keepers because they are easy to care for, have friendly personalities, and...

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How to get the sold-out baby chicks you want!

Is there a sold-out baby chick on your wish list that you must have but just can't seem to get?...

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Barnevelder Chicken Breed: A Complete Guide

The Barnevelder chicken is a beautiful and useful breed that can make a great addition to any backyard flock. It...

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Best Chicken Breeds for Beginners

Choosing the best chicken breeds for beginners is important to ensure that you have a successful and enjoyable experience raising...

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Welsummer Chicken Breed: The Complete Guide

The Welsummer chicken breed is distinguished by its beautiful brown and red feathers. It is also renowned for its exceptionally...

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Plymouth Rock Chicken: The Ultimate Guide

The Plymouth Rock chicken breed is well-known for its hardiness, heat and cold tolerance, and friendly personality. They also lay...

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Wyandotte Chicken Breed: The Ultimate Guide

The Wyandotte chicken breed is a favorite among backyard flock owners for their dependable, egg-laying, easygoing nature and cold hardiness....

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Top 9 Chicken Breeds for Sale in 2022

My Pet Chickens offers the best chicken breeds for sale! We compiled our 2022 data to find out what chicken...

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Pros of Ordering Started Chicken Pullets

Started Pullets are a great way to add to your backyard chicken flock. There are many benefits to ordering started...

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The 10 Best Chicken Breeds Picked by My Pet Chi...

Are you looking for the best chicken breeds to add to your flock? The chicken expert staff here at My...

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Silkie Chicken: The Ultimate Guide

Of all the ornamental chicken breeds, the Silkie chicken (sometimes spelled Silky) is the most popular and most loved. Can't...

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Top Chicken Breeds for Hot Weather

Picking the top chicken breeds for hot weather is crucial to keeping a thriving flock. We humans can head into...

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Friendliest Chicken Breeds - Top 10 of 2022

Do you want a sweet, friendly pet chicken who can go with you to the feed store? Accompany you to...

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5 Secret Ways to get Sold Out Breeds

When you're in the notoriously tricky business of counting your eggs before they hatch, the "counting" is more of an...

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3 ways to Choose Your Best Chicken Breed

If you've never kept backyard chickens before, you may wonder how best to choose the best chicken breed for you....

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Six Kid Favorite Bantams

When you're looking for pet chickens for your family, don't forget the bantam varieties. There are lots of kid favorite bantams! If...

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Four Important Feather Foot Concerns

Feather foot chickens: there's just something about the magnificent feathered legs of breeds like cochins or silkies. Fancy feathered chickens...

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Feather Sexing: Why it Won't Work

Going to the feed store with my daughter to see the chicks in the spring is a favorite past time...

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Top 2 ways to get "sold out" rare chicken breeds

When getting into pet chickens, one of the most common disappointments in the process happens even to people who have...

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Microflock: Top 7 Pet Chicken Breed Choices

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