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The Complete Deworming Guide: Everything You Need to Keep Your Chickens Worm-Free
Raising backyard chickens can be a rewarding experience, from collecting fresh eggs to watching your flock grow and thrive. But caring for your chickens requires more than just giving them feed, water, and a space to roam and roost. A...
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Worms in Your Flock: The Good, the Bad, and the Harmful
Backyard chickens bring more than fresh eggs to our homes—they enrich our lives! Just like with any other animal, caring for chickens means understanding their needs and protecting them against any dangers that can impact their health, especially hidden ones....
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Deworming Your Backyard Chickens
The growth of backyard chickens is earning them the title of America’s favorite unconventional pets. They provide fresh eggs and offer an engaging hobby for families. But keeping your backyard flock happy and healthy requires more than just food and shelter—it’s about preventing unseen threats.

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Feeding Baby Chicks
You can easily provide chicks with a healthy, balanced diet using pre-formulated, store-bought feed. Usually sold as chick starter feed or chick starter mash, these formulations provide all the chicks' necessary nutrients from day one until their eighth week.
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How to Set Up Your Brooder for New Chicks
A good brooder provides your chicks a safe, clean home with plenty of airflow, warmth, food and water. You can purchase new brooder elements, or you can use items around your house to build a happy home for your new chicks.
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How To Care For New Chicks
More and more people each year become interested in raising a small flock of chickens for a hobby or to help lower the family food bills. Get your backyard flock off to a good start with this step-by-step guide on what to do after you bring your new chicks home. This article covers details on preparing your chicks' brooder, tips on feeding and watering and advice on keeping your chicks healthy and disease free.
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Alleviating Heat Stress In Chickens
High temperatures and humidity cause heat stress in chickens, reduce broiler production & increase mortality rates. Here are the signs of an over-heated chicken and tips for managing heat stress in your poultry flock.
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Cleaning Chicken Coops
If you have chickens on your farm or even in your backyard, you know how messy they can be! Regular cleaning and maintenance of your chickens can include cleaning droppings, replacing nesting materials, and removing dirt and discarded feathers, but it is also important to deep clean your chicken coops and runs periodically to keep your flock healthy and happy.
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What To Expect With Your First Chicken Eggs
It's an exciting time when your hens have reached maturity and are ready to lay eggs. Most hens start to lay eggs around the age of 4 to 6 months although the time can actually vary depending on the breed and the time of year. As a first-time chicken owner, what can you expect with your first eggs? Southern States has the answers to your questions here.
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Educating Your Children About Your Chickens
Backyard flocks can teach children about responsibility and where food comes from, but children must understand that there is a potential health risk associated with handling chickens.
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When Chickens are Missing Feathers
It can be a bit unsettling when you notice one or more of your chickens are missing feathers. There can be many reasons for it. We have some helpful tips for understanding why your chickens may be losing feathers and solutions you can try to remedy the problem.
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Protecting Chickens from Predators
Whether you’re in an urban environment or surrounded by acres of land, other critters may want to cash in on the hard work you’re putting into raising chickens. Here are some tips for coop construction and care that will help keep predators at bay.
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