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Laced Feathers – A Fun Color Variation

by Shannon Cole of Country Girl In The Village Spring season is upon us and many people are looking to add birds to their coops or start from scratch and are beginning to search out which chicken breeds they may be interested in. When I first started to look into building a flock and coop of my own, beyond the […]

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Laced Feathers – A Fun Color Variation

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All About Egg Color

by Heather Nicholson of Scratch Cradle Have you ever wondered what makes blue eggs blue or why a green egg layer might hatch from a blue or brown egg? Did you know that brown eggs are coated with a “paint” made from blood, and blue egg shells contain a chemical byproduct of bile? Read on […]

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