Purposeful Poultry

Chickens

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STARTING YOUR Flock

From start to finish, your guide to chicken-keeping success

THE RIGHT BREEDS FOR Exceptional Eggs

It’s everything you need to know about choosing a chicken breed for getting exceptional eggs.

GOING deep

Cleanliness in the coop is less work with the deep-litter method

Chow FOR CHICKENS

Starters, growers, layers, breeders and finishers all need something different. Learn the secrets to flock nutrition

PROTECT YOUR Flock

How to recognize and thwart predators who want your chickens

UP TO Scratch

A little scratch can be beneficial to a bird’s health and state of mind.

AVOIDING CHICKASTROPHES

Knowing the perils to raising chicks can keep you from losing an entire flock of birds

5 funky COOPS

These unconventional henhouses are artistic marvels as well as fully functional homes for fowl

BIRDS OF A Feather

Your primer on flock hierarchy and how to understand bird behavior.

HEN HEALTH Watch

Prevent, recognize and treat the top chicken ailments

PARTING Shot

“Yesterday is history; tomorrow is a mystery; today