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If you are a small flock owner who breeds their own chickens, how do you ensure genetic diversity,  but also maintain the integrity of your heritage breeds? Jennifer Sartell shares useful tips about “Clan mating.”   For the past few years I have been concentrating on raising high quality Buff Orpingtons. When I say “high quality”, […]

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Jennifer Sartell, veteran chicken raiser, walks us through how to effectively use leg bands on your flock. When I first started out with chickens, we had a mixed flock of hatchery birds. Each one was a different breed, each one had a name and a different personality. I loved our little flock. I knew each […]

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