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The benefits of raising dual-purpose chickens

November 3, 2010
The benefits of raising dual-purpose chickens

Compromise is often a bad thing but in the case of dual-purpose chickens it is a sensible and practical idea for the home flock. There is nothing more satisfying than watching a flock of robust hens roaming about the farm chasing butterflies in late summer or sucking up earthworms after a rain. They are...

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What We Really Need to Fear About Bees

May 28, 2010
What We Really Need to Fear About Bees

What we really need to fear about bees isn’t the sting. Gardeners know that most bees are gentle creatures, and if not bothered, don’t tend to sting. The real fear is the loss of our bees … our essential pollinators. A few years ago, this story was big news, but while the media has...

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