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Treats to Eat

Q. During the summer months, I give my chickens lots

Poultry Profile Lakenvelder

Some sources say the Lakenvelder breed was developed

Pop Cork, Get Fed

Aren’t vending machines great? You pop in some change

General Store

Bring the chickens inside with rooster, hen and chic(k) décor.

ONE COOL Coop

A Texan gets creative with hog panels to build a creative coop ramp for his birds.

Something to Crow About

My family moved to a small town in the Midwest of about

Shutterclucks

KABRINA MARTINEZ-MARCHANT Reading, Pennsylvania

ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLE Grain Bowls

This comforting winter meal is sure to warm the belly

Boredom Busters

By the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University

Last Squawk

“I have come to regard November as the older, harder

Decade of Poultry Pointers

During the last 10 years, Chickens has been published more than 50 times, so we took one great tip from each issue and put them in a single article to celebrate our diamond anniversary!

POULTRY Playgrounds

Keep your birds active by making their coop, run and yard a place to play.

HEN CORNER HOMESTEAD

Across the pond, an urbanite teaches homesteading courses to spread her chicken-keeping knowledge.

‘TIS THE SEASON … FOR TREATS!

Seasonal treat recipes can help keep your birds from getting bored.

CH-CH-CHANGES

Turn and face the age, with these six ways hens change as they get older.

ELDERLY Ailments

Getting older means more health issues, even for poultry.

To Rescue a Battery Hen

Rescue-keepers offer tips and resources on helping abused commercial hens that have been “put out to pasture.”