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Unique Chicken Trivia: 41 Fun Facts About Your Favorite Fowl

Chickens are interesting birds who are full of surprises. We’ve compiled a listing of interesting facts about chickens, some of which are quite startling. Random Chicken Facts Chickens are descendants of dinosaurs and are the closest living relatives to the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Chickens experience rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and dream in color as humans

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How to Raise Chickens for Meat

If you’re more interested in raising chickens for their meat than for their eggs, you’re in the right place. In this article, we’re going to lay out the steps necessary to get the most meat from your efforts. First and foremost, you have to understand that some chickens are better “egg layers” while other chickens

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What Are Straight Run Chickens?

When you are planning to start your flock of chickens, there are a couple of ways that you can go about it. Some folks will buy a batch of fertilized eggs and then hatch their chicks in an incubator. Others will buy already hatched chickens that are around 3 months old. The second option ensures

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Marek’s Disease: Prevent Suffering & Save Your Flock

Marek’s disease is a highly contagious poultry disease that affects chickens worldwide. Quickly identifying and isolating infected chickens is paramount as the disease spreads rapidly and can devastate your entire flock. To make matters worse, there’s a lot of misinformation available. Even though it’s a widespread disease, fortunately, most chicken owners will go their entire

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Where Do Chickens Originate?

The first chickens were domesticated nearly in Southeast Asia around 7000 BCE. Chickens were likely tamed in both China and India before either region had much contact. We know for sure that chickens were kept in China by 5000 BCE.  To put this figure into perspective, it’s estimated that the first dogs were domesticated 15,000

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Where to Buy Chickens?

For most people, the easiest way to buy chickens is to visit the local feed store. Feed stores usually start carrying baby chicks in the early spring. They’re especially easy to come by around Easter. You may also be able to buy chicks throughout the summer at some feed stores.  If you don’t have a

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