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What Are Straight Run Chicks?

Possibly the most confusing thing for anyone new to buying chicks online is this term: straight run. You’ve got your coffee warmed up and your computer warmed up and you’re ready to go find the cutest-looking chicks to put into your cart and complete your order and then – confusion. Why does this breed come as […]

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Choosing Cheeps Part 2 – Cold-Hardy Breeds

If you live in a northern climate where Elsa seems to lose her grip on reality from time to time, one of your primary worries regarding your flock will usually be how to protect it from the cold. The most basic strategy for helping your chickens continue to thrive during the winter is to choose

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Jump Start with Started Pullets

Jump Start with Started Pullets When you first catch the “chicken bug” and start looking around the internet for chicken information, one of the more confusing terms you will inevitably run across is the term “started pullet.” A pullet is basically a feathered-out juvenile female chicken that isn’t yet old enough to lay. A “started”

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